Recent Writing Awards:

Cat Writers’ Association:

2009
Friskies Writer of the Year Award

Best Magazine Column (Foster Focus for Cat Fancy Magazine)

Best Newsletter for Cat Tales (Membership Circulation) - three-time winner of the “best in category” Muse Medallion

2008
President’s Award - ‘Best of the Best’ Writer’s Award

Best Newsletter for Cat Tales (Membership Circulation)

Certificate of Excellence for:
- “Foster Focus” magazine monthly column in Cat Fancy
- “Common Ground” magazine article in Cat Fancy
- “To the Rescue” magazine article in Cat Fancy

Apex Awards for Communications Excellence:

- Certificate of Excellence for “The Pete Cabrinha Nobody Knows” magazine article
- Certificate of Excellence for Cat Tales - two time winner

Other Awards:

Animal Planet’s 2007 Cat Hero of the Year Award