LINK TO NOMINATE BELOW!
The 2026 Steve Dale EveryCat Health Foundation Communications Award is open for nominations.
The award is presented annually to a person that supports communication about cat health and/or behavior in traditional media and/or social media and/or podcasting and/or public speaking.
The award winner promotes and/or educates about cat health and/or behavior information to better the human-cat bond and cat welfare in outlets including but not limited to newspapers, magazines, online content, including blog posts and social media, and broadcast or other spoken media such as radio, podcasts, in-person speaking events, or social.
Special consideration goes to those promoting cat health studies or results of studies funded by EveryCat.
There is no fee to submit a nomination. Self-nominations are accepted.
The deadline to submit a nomination is September 4th, 2026.
The award winner will be announced in November.
Click HERE to access the Nomination Form.
To nominate a person or group, please describe how the nominee’s work contributes to the knowledge and understanding of feline health and behavior. Please attach examples of the nominee’s work, in particular pieces that support or promote EveryCat studies or research. Entries may include things such as links to online content, podcasts, or talks, or copies of PowerPoint presentations.
Please submit no fewer than three and no more than five examples of the nominee’s work.
Work will be judged by an expert panel based on the following criteria:
o Quality of the work
o Accuracy of the work
o Types and volume of work
o Support of EveryCat Health Foundation and messaging consistent with the EveryCat Health Foundation mission
EveryCat is planning to present the award to the winner in person at the Cat Writers’ Association meeting in Dallas. If this isn’t practical or the recipient is unable to travel, EveryCat will present the award via a publicly shared Zoom call. The winner agrees to take part in the public announcement of the award, which may involve a press release, and when possible, a personal attendance at the presentation.
The winner will also be featured in the EveryCat newsletter, and work may be shared on the EveryCat website.
Any questions regarding nominations should be directed to Virginia at vrud@everycat.org.
Previous EveryCat Communications Award winners are excluded from nomination.