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THE CAT WRITERS ARE COMING!

by Julie Lux, editor, goodnewsforpets.com

"Writing Like Cats and Dogs: Living the Dream" is the theme of the Cat Writers' Association's 7th Annual Conference to be held Nov. 17, 18 and 19 at the Kansas City Marriott Downtown in Kansas City, Mo.

A wide range of subjects will be covered in the Friday and Saturday seminars co-sponsored by the Dog Writers Association of America and including a series of panel discussions featuring nonfiction and fiction authors and magazine editors. Other sessions will focus on writing for children, working with a publicist, media training and two sessions regarding Internet writing.

Eight editors from national publications and online services will be available for one-on-one meetings with attendees as well as at the Meet-the-Editor reception on Friday evening from 8:00 to 11:00 p.m.

On Saturday evening, the 2000 CWA Awards Banquet with the presentation of CWA Muse medallions plus 14 special awards. The featured speaker for this year's banquet is best-selling mystery writer, Susan Conant, author of the Dog Lovers Mystery series. "We are delighted to welcome Susan as our guest speaker for this year's banquet," said Amy D. Shojai, CWA president, "especially now that she has added a new feline character to her popular series."

The public is invited to attend a Pet Book Autograph Party that will take place from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. during the Cat Fanciers' Association International Cat Show in Bartle Hall at the Kansas City Convention Center. More than 20 authors will sign their books on care and training, behavior and breeds.

Among those in attendance will be a number of popular authors
including:Susan Conant, Amy D. Shojai, CWA president and author of many pet books including New Choices in Natural Healing for Dogs and Cats, Shirley Rousseau Murphy, writer the popular series of novels including Cat Spitting Mad, Cat Under Fire and Cat in the Dark, Pam Johnson-Bennett, feline behaviorist and best-selling author of Think Like a Cat, and Mordecai Siegal, award-winning author of many books on animal behavior including "Grr. The Complete Guide to Understanding and Preventing Aggressive Behavior in Dogs."

Fees for the conference are $65.00 for CWA and DWAA members and $88 for non-members and the registration deadline is November 7, 2000. For more information or to register for the conference, contact Debbie De Louise, 161 Division Ave., Hicksville, N.Y. 11801 or send e-mail to Debbiecat@hotmail.com.

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