She was invited to attend the CWA event both for the award ceremony and for three days' worth of conference sessions on writing, photography tips and such.
Her roomie at the event was none other than Glogirly, the designer of the Association's new logo (cool, huh?).
She had a ton of fun hanging out with other celebs such as the author of the very entertaining Whiskerslist: The Kitty Classifieds and Sparkle's very talented human, who also is an author and publisher.
From left to right: Whiskerslist author Angie Bailey, Glogirly & Sparklecat's human (pardon the awful cell phone camera quality!) |
Glogirly presented a very informative session packed with practical photography tips for the newbie and the seasoned shutterbug. And Sparkle's human gave a great talk about how to monetize your blog. A fun time was had by all, except for us poor deprived latchkey kitties back home. But we digress.
Our mom did eventually remember she had three feline dependents, ended her wild gallavanting, and returned home. With swag in tow. Lots of swag.
So much swag, we all decided we needed to share the largesse. So without further ado, we present to you our
Belated Black Friday Giveaways!
The first one is open to all U.S. residents. It consists of two - count'em two - bags of nomilicious treats, plus catnip and mousie toys!
The second giveaway is open only to residents outside the U.S. and it consists of a classical music CD mixed in such a way as to employ sonic anchoring - bioacoustic principles meant to provide a calming effect in stressful situations. Also included are two collars: a festive holiday one plus a kitten-sized one you can share with your favorite shelter, if you'd like. Also included is a package of nip nibblers!
If you're interested in grabbing this loot for yourself, just tell us in a comment below which giveaway you're eligible to win, and be sure we have a way to contact you via email.
The giveaways are open until next Friday, December 6 at noon. The winners will be announced on Saturday, December 7.
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Rules and FTC Disclaimer:
No purchase necessary to enter. Void where prohibited or restricted by law. Winners are chosen using Random.org and will be notified by e-mail. The winner of the giveaway will need to give us a physical address to which the prize will be mailed within 72 hours. (no P.O. boxes please)
If a reply email containing the physical address where the prize should be mailed is not received by that time, an alternate winner will be chosen again by random. The winner will be announced in a separate post following the drawing.
We were given these samples by the gracious sponsors of the Cat Writers' Conference, and were not compensated in any other way, nor were we asked to do a review or giveaway. All opinions in this article are our own.