T.J. Banks is the author of "Sketch People: Stories Along the Way," "A Time for Shadows," "Catsong," "Souleiado, Derv & Co.: A Life Among Felines," and "Houdini," a novel for young adults. "Catsong," a collection of her best cat stories, was the winner of the 2007 Merial Human–Animal Bond Award. A contributing editor to laJoie, T.J. has received writing awards from the Cat Writers’ Association (CWA), ByLine and The Writing Self. Her writing has been widely anthologized, and she has worked as a columnist, a stringer for the Associated Press and an instructor for the Writer’s Digest School. For more info, visit her blog.