Founding member and current CWA president Amy Shojai will be available for interviews about the organization and the latest news about cats. Additional CWA authors’ listed will be participating in a Book Signing Party at the Westchester Cat Show from 3-5 PM on Saturday, November 21st at the Westchester County Center. They will also be available for interviews to discuss their new books. Lea-Ann Germinder, CWA publicity chair will be on-site to help coordinate interviews. Interviews can also be scheduled by contacting Lea-Ann Germinder. The 2009 CWA conference also marks the first year to be held in conjunction with the Westchester Cat Show November 21-22nd. Additional information can be found at www.goodnewsforpets.com.
Who: The Cat Writers’ Association, Inc. (CWA) www.catwriters.org
What: The 16th Annual Cat Writers’ Association Conference
When: Thursday, November 19th ” Saturday, November 21st, 2009
Where: Crowne Plaza White Plains Hotel
66 Hale Ave.
White Plains, NY 10601
Following is a list of authors available for interviews, their books and their Web sites. Visit www.goodnewsforpets.com for any updates:
Darlene Arden: (www.darlenearden.com) Small Dogs, Big Hearts, Rover, Get Off Her Leg!, The Angell Memorial Animal Hospital Book of Wellness and Preventive Care for Dogs
Ellen Perry Berkeley: Maverick Cats: Encounters With Feral Cats, TNR: Past, Present, and Future: A History of the Trap-Neuter-Return Movement, Chicken Soup for the Soul: Loving Our Cats, At Grandmother’s Table: Women Write About Food, Life, and the Enduring Bond Between Grandmothers and Granddaughters
Carole Stevens Bibisi: (www.ArtHarmonyCreations.com) ‘Tails’ of American Bronte a cat’s view of life
Wendy Christensen: (www.WendyChristensen.com) Outwitting Cats: Tips, Tricks and Techniques for Persuading the Felines in Your Life That What YOU Want Is Also What THEY Want, Why Cats Do That: A Collection of Curious Kitty Quirks, The Humane Society of the United States Complete Guide to Cat Care
Deb Eldredge: Cat Owners’ Home Veterinary Handbook, Dog Owners’ Home Veterinary Handbook
Susan Ewing: (www.redroom.com/author/susan-m-ewing) Cats! Train Your Owner (flash cards)
Carol Frischmann: (www.thiswildlife.com) Attracting and Feeding Backyard Birds, Conures, Pets and the Planet: A Practical Guide to Sustainable Pet Care
Patricia Fry: (www.matilijapress.com) Catscapades, Tales of Ordinary and Extraordinary Cats, The Right Way to Write, Publish and Sell Your Book, A Writer’s Guide to Magazine Articles
Janiss Garza: (www.sparklecat.com) Dear Sparkle: Advice from One Cat to Another
Linda Kay Hardie: (www.louielarkey.com) Louie Larkey and the Bad Dream Patrol
Ingrid King: (www.ingridking.com) Buckley’s Story—Lessons from a Feline Master Teacher
Anne Leighton: (www.anneleighton.com) Paws for Thought
John McGonagle: (www.breedingpedigreedcats.com) Breeding Pedigreed Cats
Linda Mohr: (www.lindamohr.com) Tatianna—Tales and Teaching of My Feline Friend
Barbara Moss: (http://www.barbcat.com) The Adventures of Sir Goblin, the Feline Knight
Stephanie Piro: (stephaniepiro.com) Artist—Paws for Thought & 101 Cool Games for Cool Cats
Dusty Rainbolt: (www.dustyrainbolt.com) All the Marbles, Kittens for Dummies, Ghost Cats: Human Encounters with Feline Spirits, Cat Wrangling Made Easy: Maintaining Peace and Sanity in Your Multicat Home, The Four Redheads of the Apocalypse
Sandy Robbins: (www.SandyRobinsOnline.com) Fabulous Felines: Health and Beauty Secrets of the Pampered Cat
Sharon Sakson: (www.healingpowerofdogs.com) Almost Perfect: Disabled Pets and the People Who Love Them
Mary Shafer: (www.maryshafer.com) Almost Perfect: Disabled Pets and the People Who Love Them
Amy Shojai: (www.shojai.com) Complete Care for Your Aging Cat, Chicken Soup for the Cat Lover’s Soul, Chicken Soup for the Dog Lover’s Soul, The First-Aid Companion for Dogs & Cats, PETiQuette: Solving Behavior Problems in your Multipet Household
Clea Simon: (www.cleasimon.com) Shades of Grey: A Dulcie Schwartz Mystery, Probable Claws: A Theda Krakow Mystery, Cries and Whiskers: A Theda Krakow Mystery, Cattery Row: A Theda Krakow Mystery, Mew is for Murder: A Theda Krakow Mystery, The Feline Mystique: On the Mysterious Connection Between Women and Cats
Rosie Sorenson, MA, MFT: (theyhadmeatmeow.com) They Had Me at Meow: Tails of Love from the Homeless Cats of Buster Hollow
Brian Stanton: (http://www.simonandschuster.com/) CAT
Barbara Stretton: (www.ToriTrotter.com) The Tori Trotter Mysteries
Matthew Van Fleet: (http://www.simonandschuster.com/) CAT
Carolyn Vella: (www.breedingpedigreedcats.com) Breeding Pedigreed Cats
Elissa Wolfson: (www.elissawolfson.com) 101 Cool Games for Cool Cats
Allia Zobel: (www.AlliaWrites.com) Purr More, Hiss Less: Heavenly Lessons I Learned from My Cat, The Worrywart’s Prayer Book, The Joy of Being Single, The Joy of Being Fifty, Noah’s Notebook