1998 CWA Communications Contest
Muse Medallion^TM (*) & Certificate of Excellence Winners

Category I. Magazines & Newspapers

1: Yearbook/Annual

Cats USA
Kittens USA *
Kitten Guide

2: Magazine

Cat Fancy *
Cats

3A: Magazine Article -- Feature on Health/Care

Orphan Kittens, Karen Commings (Kittens USA)*
Problem Eaters, Karen Commings (Cat Fancy)
Answers to Cancer, Moira Allen (Cats)

3B: Magazine Article -- Feature on Any Other Topic

Feline Facts A to Z, Danielle Laney (Kittens USA 1998-99)
Human/Animal Abuse, Moira Allen (Cats)*
Prelude to a Kitten/Susan Easterly (Kittens USA 1998-99)
Are Cats Getting a Bad Rap?, Wendy Christensen (Cat Fancy)
The Cat in the Garden, Wendy Christensen (Cat Fancy)

3C: Magazine Column

From One Cat Lover, Karen Commings (Cat Fancy)
Serving Animals, Susan Easterly (Cat Fancy)*
Ask Dr. Deb, Deborah Eldridge (CATsumer Reports)
Ask the Vets, Elaine Wexler-Mitchell (Cat Fancy)

4A: Newspaper Article, Feature, or News Story

Pets Get Sun Cancer, Fran Pennock Shaw (Intelligencer Journal)
Scarlett Saves Her Family, Ranny Green (Seattle Times)*
Floid, Ranny Green (Seattle Times)

4B: Newspaper Column

My Pet World, Steve Dale (Tribune Media Services)*
Pets, Pets, Pets, Joanne Anderson (Babylon Beacon)*
Concerning Animals, Joan Lowell Smith (The Star Ledger)

Category II. Newsletters or Regional Publications

1: Newsletter - Breed Specific

1. Newsletter – Breed Specific ACCA Newsletter (Betsy Bloom, editor)*
United Silver Fanciers’ Quarterly (Janice Reichle, editor)

2: Others/Newsletter Format

Alley Cat Action (Louise Holton, editor)
CATNIP (Gloria Parkinson, editor)*
CATsumer Report (Judi & Ross Becker, editors)

3: Others/Magazine Format

Our Animals (Paul Glassner)
City & Country Pets (Nancy Egan)*
TICA Trend (Cathy Welch)

4: Article or feature

The Best Bet, T.J. Banks (Just Cats!)
Changing Views on Vaccination, Vanessa Craft (CATNIP)
Impeccable Grooming, Pamela Donegan (CATNIP)
Anesthesia, Gloria Parkinson (CATNIP)*
More Isn’t Necessarily Merrier, Pamela Donegan (CATNIP)

5: Column

Making a Difference, TJ Banks (Just Cats!)*
Dear Cats, Judi Becker (CATsumer Reports)

Category III. Short Story, Poetry, Humor, Miscellaneous

Tiger Dreaming, Lyn McConchie*
People Like Us, Lyn McConchie
Whiskey Bill, CJ Houghaling
Also Known As Shadow, Sally Rosenthal

2: Poem

Circle Cats,Betsy Stowe
Symphony in Counterpoint, Betsy Stowe*
Winning the Lottery, Betsy Stowe

3: Book of Poetry - no entries

4: Humor (Feature, Article, Book, Etc.)

Cat Hymns, Stephen & Patti Thompson
Reigning Cats & Dogs, Michael Hingley*
The Cat Lover’s Quiz Tells All, Nancy Yates

5: Series, Subject-Related (Entire Series) -

Year of the Shelter Animal, ASPCA*

6: Brochure/Pamphlet

New Year Satellite, Dusty Rainbolt
Persians (Cat Fancy)*

Category IV. Books

Cat Raise the Dead, Shirley Rousseau Murphy*

2: Children's - Certificate only, no medallion given.

The Story of Alice, Ida Chamberlain

3: Care & Health (inc. Breeding, Medical, Grooming)

Kitten Care, Mark Evans
Heal Your Cat the Natural Way, Richard Allport
The Purina Encyclopedia of Cat Care, Amy D. Shojai*
A Fun & Care Book: Cats!, Kate Zentall

4: Behavior & Training

The Cat Who Cried for Help, Dr. Nicholas Dodman*
Competability, Amy D. Shojai
The Tiger Inside, David Alderton

5: Breed Books - no entries

6: Other

Encyclopedia of Cat Breeds, J. Anne Helgren
Housecat, Christine Church
277 Secrets Your Cat Wants You to Know, Paulette Cooper*
Cats for Dummies, Gina Spadafori & Paul Pion, DVM, DACVIM

Category V. Non-Print Media

Puss in Books (Gary Roma)
Fox News: Last Post spot (Ali Mrozkowski)
Incredible Cat Tricks Starring Princess Kitty (Karen Payne & Edward Rasen)*

2: Audio

Cat Hymns, Stephen & Patti Thompson

3. Electronic

Pet Care Forum*
Cat Chat Online

VI. Graphics Arts 1A: Photography/Black & White

Earl Grey (After), Paul Glassner
The Soul You Save, Najib Joe Hakim
Opie’s Pub Shot, Betsy Stowe
Harrison, the Office Cat, Paul Glassner
Lillian Zahrt’s Cat, Lillian Zahrt*

1B: Photography/Color

Cali in the Brush, Betsy Stowe*

1C: Series of Photos or Photo Essay/Color

TFH Behavior, Betsy Stowe

1D: Series of Photos or Photo Essay/Black & White

Ballantine Behavior, Betsy Stowe
“Cats for Dummies” photos, Richard D. Schmidt
Shelter Cats, Jerry Holloway
Untitled, Lillian Zahrt
Lillian Zahrt’s Cats, Lillian Zahrt*
Not My Pet, Dusty Rainbolt

2: Illustration

Blue Cat Balancing, Victoria Chick*
Bones of Contention, Victoria Chick
Siamese and a Salamander, Victoria Chick

3: Series of Illustrations

Drew’s Cats, Drew Strouble*
Cures for Cabin Fever, Wendy Christensen
Cat Hymns, Stephen & Patti Thompson, Bruce Bigelow

4: Cartoons

The Judi & Ross Wedding Portrait, Brian Lazar
Catty-chisms, Judy Winthrop*

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