Cat Talk Awarded Numerous Awards in Annual CWA Contest
July 30, 2025
The Cat Writers’ Association, a group of cat-centric writers, artists, social media, photographers, videographers, and other communication experts, has announced their Certificate of Excellence winners in their 2025 Communications Contest. From their website “each Muse entry is reviewed by three professional CWA members and assigned points on ten criteria specifically designed for each category. The judges’ scores for each entry are then averaged. An average score of 90 or above qualifies that entry for a Certificate of Excellence. All the COE winners are automatically finalists for the Muse Medallion in that category, which will be awarded at the CWA Awards Banquet held during the Annual Conference on October 25, 2025 in Indianapolis.”
Cat Talk and CFA are the proud recipients of 14 certificates of excellence for articles and items published in 2024. Curious about Cat Talk and CFA’s winning submissions? Take a look at the list below, and click on each piece’s link to view.
Written Article: Health – Long
- Candilee Jackson for “Don’t Puff Around Puff” as published in the December, 2024 issue of Cat Talk magazine
- Nancy Kerr for “No Milk For You!” as published in the August, 2024 issue of Cat Talk magazine
Written Article: Health – Short
- Candilee Jackson for “The Gnashing of Baby Kitten Teeth” published in the October, 2024 issue of Cat Talk magazine
- Nancy Kerr for “Perineal Urethrostomy” published in the June, 2024 edition of Cat Talk magazine
Written Article: General Cat Care and Wellbeing – Long
- Candilee Jackson for “Enrichment for Senior Cats” published in the April, 2024 issue of Cat Talk magazine
- Nancy Kerr for “Fluffy Coats and How to Properly Care For Them” published in the December, 2024 issue of Cat Talk magazine
Written Article: Feline Behavior/Training
- Lucy Drury for “AVOIDING the Kitten Fear Period” published in the August, 2024 issue of Cat Talk magazine
Written Article: Feline Veterinary Medicine & Research
- Nancy Kerr and Lucy Drury for “Alternative Arthritis Treatments for Cats” published in the October, 2024 issue of Cat Talk magazine
Written Article: General – Long
- Kate Preston for “Good Things Come to Those Who Wait” published in the April 2024 issue of Cat Talk magazine
Written Article: General – Short
- Candilee Jackson for “No Kitten: Cats Are Part of the Military” published in the April, 2024 issue of Cat Talk magazine
- Teresa Keiger for “Who’s That Kitten?” published in the April, 2024 issue of Cat Talk magazine
Periodical / National Circulation Publication
- Teresa Keiger for Cat Talk Magazine, published throughout 2024 by the Cat Fanciers’ Association
Photographic Art
- Teresa Keiger for “December Wraparound Cover – Cat Talk” published on the December issue of Cat Talk magazine
Graphic Design
- Teresa Keiger for CFA’s Top Breeds for 2023 published in February, 2024 by The Cat Fanciers’ Association
A complete list of all certificate winners is available at https://catwriters.com/2025-certificate-of-excellence-winners/ Muse Medallion winners (the highest scoring entry in each category) will be announced at the CWA awards banquet in Indianapolis on Saturday, October 25.
The Cat Writers’ Association traces its roots back to CFA, having held its first meeting at the CFA Invitational Show in Ft. Worth in 1992. Then-CFA’s public relations expert Michael Brim was one of the founding members of the organization.