I am proud to enter my work in the annual Communications Contest given by the Cat Writers’ Association. I have entered materials in this contest since 2007 when I and won my first awards. This very blog won a Muse Medallion for entertainment in the 2011, 2013, and 2016 and a Certificate of Excellence in the 2015 Communications Contests along with a number of articles, photos, and pieces of artwork.
Muse Medallions
The MUSE™ Medallion is awarded to the entry in each category receiving the highest average score from three independent judges. All judges are volunteers and are Professional CWA members. To become eligibile for a MUSE™ Medallion, each entry listed here has received an average score of at least 90, and has been awarded a Certificate of Excellence.
Certificates of Excellence
The judges have read, thought, contemplated, puzzled, agonized — and decided! Each entry was independently judged by 3 Professional CWA members. Winning a Certificate of Excellence means that the average of those three judges’ scores for the entry is 90 or above — a high bar to cross!
Following is a list of my awards with links by year.
2019
Written Article: Feline-Human Bond (medium length)
Fragments
Certificate of Excellence
Written Article: Rescue & Advocacy (long length)
Trapping a Mother Cat Using Her Kittens
Certificate of Excellence
Written Article: Rescue & Advocacy (medium length)
Stray and Feral Cats and TNR
Certificate of Excellence
Blog/Website: General
The Creative Cat
Certificate of Excellence
Illustrations (Series)
Klepto Cat Book Covers 33–40
Certificate of Excellence
Fine Art
Stained Glass Feline Family Commissioned Portrait
Certificate of Excellence
Commissioned Portrait Trio, Lucy, Ethel and Bubba
Certificate of Excellence
Mimi in the Formal Garden Commissioned Painting
Certificate of Excellence
2018
Annual or Long Publication
Rescue, Foster, Rehome, Repeat 2019: Pittsburgh C.A.T. 2019 Calendar
MUSE™ Medallion
Certificate of Excellence
Article
Rescue Story: Resourceful Mom Cat Gets Her Kittens Rescued
CWA Kitten Care and Rescue/Adoption Award
Illustration: Series
Klepto Cat Covers 27 through 32
MUSE™ Medallion
Certificate of Excellence
Fine Art
Allegro Moderato
Kuykendall Image Award
Certificate of Excellence
Chocolate Bath
Certificate of Excellence
Commissioned Portrait: Feebee, Amber, Buckley, Allegra and Ruby, and the Red Maple
Certificate of Excellence
2017
Annual or Long Publication
Rescue, Foster, Rehome, Repeat 2018: Pittsburgh C.A.T. Calendar
MUSE™ Medallion
Certificate of Excellence
Online Article: Rescue/Advocacy
The Kitten Game, Pet Radio Show
Special Award: Hartz™ Milk Replacement for Kittens Award
MUSE™ Medallion
Certificate of Excellence
TNR With a Side of Adoption and Outreach, Pet Radio Show
Certificate of Excellence
Illustration (Series)
Book cover illustration and design: Klepto Cat Mysteries 21-26
Certificate of Excellence
2016
PR/Humane Education Press Kits
HCMT/Pittsburgh CAT calendar
MUSE© Medallion
Certificate of Excellence
Online Article/Any Other Topic
“Buddy Gets a Miracle”
Certificate of Excellence
Blog Entertainment
The Creative Cat
MUSE© Medallion
Certificate of Excellence
Illustrations Series
Klepto Cat Mysteries
Certificate of Excellence
2015
WRITING
Magazine Article/Rescue & Advocacy
“Spectacular Seniors”, RescueMe Magazine
Poem
Upon Seeing Himself in a Mirror
PR/Humane Education Press Kits
Homeless Cat Management Team
Online Article/Any Other Topic
“Sometimes This Is What Cat Rescue Looks Like”
Online Column
Homeless Cat Management Team Volunteer Profiles
BLOG
Blog: Entertainment
The Creative Cat
ART AND ILLUSTRATION
Cartoon
One Long Kitty
Fun Things Bella Does With Her Tail
Illustration Single
Kennedy
Snowy Morning
Illustrations Series
Klepto Cat Mystery
2014
WRITING
“Tail Vaccines for Cats Could Save Lives”, Pittsburgh PetConnections
Magazine Article: Health & General Care
Certificate of Excellence
“The Invisible Cat”, Pittsburgh PetConnections
Magazine Article: Rescue/Advocacy
Certificate of Excellence
“Never Enough Time, But Enough Time to Love”, Pittsburgh PetConnections
Magazine Article: Any Other Topic
Certificate of Excellence
Once
Poem, thecreativecat.net
Certificate of Excellence, Muse Medallion
PUBLICATIONS
12 Sketches of Cats
Annual or Long Publication
Certificate of Excellence
feline style sampler
Books: Gift
Certificate of Excellence
PHOTOGRAPHY, ART AND ILLUSTRATION
“Frankencat and Old Grand Dad”
Color Photograph (Single)
Certificate of Excellence
“Purring Points”
“Saturday Morning”
Cartoon
Certificate of Excellence
“The TNR Story”
Illustration (Single)
Certificate of Excellence
2013
OVERALL
The Creative Cat
Blog: Entertainment
Certificate of Excellence, Muse Medallion
WRITING
“My First Litter”,
Online Article Opinion Piece, Essay or Editorial
Certificate of Excellence
ART AND PHOTOGRAPHY
“Cats After Van Gogh”
Illustration (Series)
Certificate of Excellence, Muse Medallion, President’s Award
“Cranberry Goes to the Block Party”
Illustration (Series)
Certificate of Excellence
2012
WRITING
The Gift of a Morning, Poem
Certificate of Excellence, Muse Medallion
(I also recorded this poem with a narrative slideshow, but the award is for the poem.)
“An Angel Named Penny”, Online Article on Rescue
Certificate of Excellence
“The Tails of Nine Orphaned Kittens”, Online Article on Rescue, LifeWithCats.tv
Certificate of Excellence
“Litter-ary Cats: T.S. Eliot”, Online Article on Any Other Topic
Certificate of Excellence
“The Alchemy of Love”, Online Article on Any Other Topic
Certificate of Excellence
“What’s the Matter?”, Online Article on Any Other Topic
Certificate of Excellence
“Photographs and Memories”, Online Article on Any Other Topic
Certificate of Excellence
“A Therapy Cat For Visitors as Much as Residents”, Online Article on Any Other Topic
Certificate of Excellence
ART AND PHOTOGRAPHY
“Mimi in the Mirror”, Black and White Photograph (Single)
Certificate of Excellence
“Parsley Eyes”, Color Photograph (Single)
Certificate of Excellence
“Being Used as a Fort”, Cartoon
Certificate of Excellence
“Purple Cats, Red Blanket”, Illustration (single)
Certificate of Excellence
“Daily Sketches”, Illustration (series)
Certificate of Excellence
2011
“The Creative Cat”, Blog: Entertainment
Certificate of Excellence, Muse Medallion
“On Dying and Death, and Remembrance”, Opinion Piece, Essay, or Editorial
Certificate of Excellence, Muse Medallion (here is a link to the original article, an edited version was published).
A Wonderful Gift, Illustration (single)
Certificate of Excellence, Muse Medallion
16 Portraits of Rescued Felines, Illustration (series)
Certificate of Excellence, Muse Medallion
22 Cats Notepaper, Illustration (single)
Certificate of Excellence
“Birdwatching“, Black & White Photograph (Single)
Certificate of Excellence
2010
Peaches and Peonies, Single Illustration
Certificate of Excellence, Muse Medallion
“Pawprints and Raindrops” Poem
Certificate of Excellence, Muse Medallion
(it’s also one of the poems I recently recorded and created a slideshow for accompaniment)
2008
“Cute Kittens” Color Photograph Series
Certificate of Excellence, Muse Medallion
“Focus on Felines” Online Article
Certificate of Excellence
“Late in the Year” Black and White Photograph
Certificate of Excellence
“Mr. Peach on the Rug” Color Photograph
Certificate of Excellence
“Cats Around the House” Color Photograph Series
Certificate of Excellence
2007
“Senior Cat Care: Beyond Food and Water” Online Article
Certificate of Excellence, Muse Medallion
Special Award: Hartz Everyday Chewable Vitamin Award
“Feline Intelligence” Online Article
Certificate of Excellence
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