We received a letter from the Interna-tional Cat Writer’s Association informing us that our “KittyCorner Mews” had won an "Excellence" Award. We were also invited to their 18th annual conference in White Plains, NY. There, to our sur-prise, the “KittyCorner Mews” was awarded a "Muse Medallion," one of the highest awards they give. The judge’s comments were “This is clever and humorous. It contains relevant infor-mation from the perspective of a rescuer. Well done.”
I had never really thought of myself as a writer, but the authors of some of my favorite books and articles have received this same award.
While we were in White Plains, we at-tended some excellent seminars on writ-ing and publishing, and even some of the latest news in veterinary medicine. They also had hourly shuttles to the West-chester Cat show, where we did some holiday shopping for our kitties. Oddly enough, we couldn't bear to watch the cat judging. We missed our own cats too much. A special "thank you" to our vol-unteers, who took care of them while we were away.
We met some wonderful people at the conference, with very familiar names because I have read what they have writ-ten in magazines, newspapers, or books. Their goals are not just to entertain, but to educate people about cats. As rescu-ers, that goal is right up our alley.
