Blind Cat Rescue/Donation Contest! You Could WIN a Visit from New York Times bestselling author Gwen Cooper!!

It is an honor to be presenting to you today, an incredible contest from author Gwen Cooper,  New York Times bestselling author of the memoirs Homer’s Odyssey: A Fearless Feline Tale, or How I Learned About Love and Life with a Blind Wonder Cat  (and many more!!).

Gwen and her books are extremely sentimental to me, because way back in 2010 Gwen contacted me to do a book review for her, "Homer's Odyssey" which was the FIRST book I had ever reviewed, not only on the blog, but in my LIFE!  Since then I have reviewed all of her books and have deeply loved each and every one of them, as I know that MANY of you have  as well!

Today, I am proud to announce a special contest WHERE YOU COULD WIN A VISIT FROM GWEN COOPER!!! THAT'S RIGHT!! YOU COULD WIN A VISIT FROM GWEN!! (I would die!!!!) The contest is being conducted by Gwen to help kick off  her NEWEST BOOK which was "collected from the "Curl Up With A Cat Tale Series":

Cover Courtesy of Gwen Cooper

MY LIFE IN A CAT HOUSE comes out on October 30th, and Gwen is  donating 100% of her royalties on all pre-orders and first-week sales (through November 4th) to Blind Cat Rescue and Sanctuary in Raleigh, NC.  This contest was planned BEFORE Hurricane Florence, but now, with the damage that has been caused by Florence, the kitties at Blind Cat Rescue need this help even more!!!

PRE-ORDER THIS BOOK

AT YOUR LOCAL BOOK STORE!

Because if you do, 

YOU COULD WIN A VISIT

 FROM GWEN COOPER!!

WHAT YOU MUST DO

 IN ORDER FOR YOUR DONATION

AND CONTEST ENTRY TO COUNT!!

When you  pre-order the book from  your local bookstore,

 you have  to actually go to the store and purchase

 the pre-ordered copy or copies 

between October 30th and November 4th.

IMPORTANT!!! 

 If you pre-order but don't buy the book, 

and the bookstore has to ship their copy back,

 Gwen is  charged for that out of her royalties,

 and it will take money away from

 the Blind Cat Rescue donation!!!

 You do NOT want that to happen!! 

When you have pre-ordered:

Email Gwen at:

gwen@gwencooper.com  

 with your name, your city/state,

 the name of the bookstore you pre-ordered the book from,

 and the number of copies you pre-ordered.

  Each pre-ordered copy counts as an entry

 so if you buy two you double your chance of winning! 

 And, of course, the more people who pre-order in the same town, the likelier that the winner will be in your town--so get your friends to pre-order, too! 

 Online pre-orders from Amazon, etc. will not count for contest entry unless you pre-ordered online September 16th or earlier.  Gwen will, however, make the same 100% donation to Blind Cat Rescue regardless of where the book was ordered/sold!!

ALSO:anybody who pre-ordered the book online BEFORE TODAY (9/17) can also enter to win! Just forward your pre-order email confirmation to Gwen at
gwen@gwencooper.com

WAIT!! THERE IS MORE!!

Gwen is looking for a SMALL group of people to help  her in rallying pre-orders/donations to Blind Cat Rescue.  This SMALL group of people will get her private email address and home phone number (as you will be in touch with her quite a bit), and whichever one rallies the largest number of pre-orders in their area will also get a personal visit from Gwen.  Anybody who's interested in being a part of this (small!) group of Homer's Heroes can contact Gwen at gwen@gwencooper.com

Full Disclosure: I was not compensated for posting this contest. As I mentioned I have reviewed all of Gwen's books, I ADORE Gwen and her writing and if I were lucky enough to meet her in person, I would be a total "fan girl"!!

Cats (and their stories) Needed For Cat Calendar 2019 !! (Yes...2019!)

Fellow Tabby Cat, Barn Cat Petunia seeks help from cats around the world!  Her human, artist,
Alex Hubbell has obsessively painted her throughout the year. It’s time to broaden horizons for both animal and artist. Petunia’s calling all cat lovers to share photos and stories for the 2019 calendar. 

Photo Courtesy of Alex Hubbell

TWELVE OF THE BEST CAT STORIES WILL BE CHOSEN from all submissions. Alex will create an original artwork based on the winning kitties for each month in 2019. To get involved and submit your story visit us at on 

Kickstarter

"My cat, Petunia, may be the star in this year's calendar, but next year, I want to paint cats from around the world, and I need your help. Either you love cats, or you know someone who does, and you have a story to tell.  

So please, send me your cats, because I need 12 FRESH felines to be featured in next year’s edition.  If you send me a photo and a quick story with your backer survey, I will be painting a selection of your cats throughout this year.  You could be part of a Commissioned Cat Calendar for 2019!  So, please, join me! I can’t wait to see what stories you have to share."

Attention United Kingdom Cats! Cat Naps: Capture Your Sleeping Cat On Camera For Charity Photo Competition!

Logo Courtesy of  http://icatcare.org/

2016 iCatCare Photography Competition

International Cat Care’s annual photography competition is back for its fourth year with a brand new theme – Cat Naps!

 The charity, in association with Your Cat magazine, is searching for beautiful and unique images of cats asleep or resting to feature in its 2017 calendar (and other published materials) that will be sold to raise funds for the charity. Images can be of cats sleeping alone or with other cats or animals, cats asleep in weird and wonderful locations or of cats simply curled up. Basically any image that shows a cat engaging in one of the species’ favourite pastimes – sleeping! Twelve winning images will be selected by the judges from iCatCare and Your Cat magazine. These will feature in the calendar with the overall winner appearing on the cover. Images entered into the competition may also be used in other iCatCare materials and on the charity’s social media. Any image used will always be credited to the photographer. The overall winner will receive £500, plus a year’s subscription to Your Cat magazine. The other competition winners will receive £100 each and all winning photographers will be sent a certificate, three copies of the calendar and a selection of iCatCare merchandise. Winners will also be invited to attend iCatCare’s annual awards event at Kensington Roof Gardens in London. The competition opened on 1 April and will close at on 15 May 2016. Winners will be announced on iCatCare’s social media shortly after. For a chance to win and to find out full terms and conditions, visit: www.icatcare.org/photography-competition. International Cat Care has also included some top tips on how to take the perfect picture of cats from past winners of the competition. -ENDS- 05/04/16

About International Cat Care (iCatCare)

The International Cat Care vision:

All cats, owned and unowned, are treated with care, compassion and understanding.

The International Cat Care mission:

To engage, educate and empower people throughout the world to improve the health and welfare of cats by sharing advice, training and passion.

For more information, please visit http://www.icatcare.org or https://www.facebook.com/icatcare

www.icatcare.org

International Cat Care is a charity with the vision of a world where all cats, owned and unowned, are treated with care, compassion, and understanding. We work closely with the veterinary profession through our veterinary division, the International Society of Feline Medicine. All our work is reliant on donations and legacies.

International Cat Care is a charity and company limited by guarantee registered in England

In full disclosure: We received no compensation for sharing this information.

Pick a card, any card!

As many of you know, I purrticipated in the AmazeCats Next Top Cat contest, and while I didn't make it past the third seed, YOU were ALL "amazing!" You enabled me to not only make it into the Top 32 but you  enabled me to make the third seed by giving me over 700 votes! I was completely blown away! (I also want to congratulate Daisy, Katie, Sparkle, Odin and Allie for making it into the Top 32 as well!). You can view the winner of the AmazeCats contest here

What was super cool is that my blogging buddies and I all made it into the latest deck of the Next Top Cat Playing Cards!

Here is my card!

Purrsonally I would have rather been The Joker Card but I like the Seven of Clubs. I was "gotted" in the seventh month so that works for me!



From AmazeCats:

AmazeCats Next Top Cat Playing Cards

Feast your kitty-loving eyes on 30 of the hottest felines the internet has to offer. This beautiful deck of cards features the famous "top cats" that competed in our NEXT TOP CAT competition! 

Enjoy 54 beautiful photos of these pawsome kitties on this fun deck of cards. Show your love and support for your favorite kitty all-stars! And the best part? A portion of the proceeds from all deck sales will be donated to Cocheco Valley Humane Society - a great animal non-profit chosen by the winner of AmazeCats Next Top Cat, Little Bear! Grab a deck and help out some kitties in need!

ORDER YOURS NOW!! 

The Amazing Top Cats:

Allie (Allie & Da Boyz)

Anakin the Two Legged Cat

Aragon aka Lord Tubbington

Chuckleberry Finn

City the Kitty

Coco-Nut the Big Fat Mitten Kitten

Cody (Cat Chat)

Corky the Cradle Cat

Daisy the Curly Cat

Daniel (Milwaukee Animal Rescue)

Dash

Dexter the Therapy Cat

Fatboy Babushka

George the Handsome Deaf and Blind Cat

Jupiter and Kona

Katie (Glogirly)

Little Bear

The Little Kitty That Could

Midnight the Rescue Panther

Mylo the Cat

Odin (Cat Wisdom 101)

Pecan the Nut

Quasi

Sam Has Eyebrows

Smoky - Black Cats RULE!

Smoosh

Spaghetti Bob - Registered Therapy Cat

Sparkle the Designer Cat

The Three Catketeers

Two Face the Insane Calico

For more information about how the sales of this deck will benefit the Cocheco Valley Humane Society, check out their website here.

ORDER YOURS NOW!! 

Vote Cody in the AmazeCats Next Top Cat Bracket!!

Ok, they are all calling me the "Undercat" and I am hoping that you all will prove the naysayers wrong!

I am hoping to join Sparkle Cat , who made it to the next round! (Concatulations Sparkle!)   so I NEED YOUR VOTES in the AmazeCats Next Top Cat Bracket!

I have some super stiff competition and this is gonna be a rough one, but I am hoping that you can pull me through!  I am the only blogging kitty up against another blogger who is fantastic (Daisy) so I don't stand much of a chance. So now without further ado, it's  time to vote for the next cat clowder!

If you would share with your furiends that would be great too! You are all so pawsome to have voted for me so many times in the first round, can you resist this face and say no?

All voting is on facebook and the link is here!
Click on the circle
next to Cody's name!
  https://www.facebook.com/questions/444412598976327/
You can vote til 2pm EASTERN TODAY!

Thanks soooo much!

Love, Cody "The Undercat"