diff --git a/core/meow.py b/core/meow.py
index 77ca564..9fba97b 100644
--- a/core/meow.py
+++ b/core/meow.py
@@ -4,11 +4,12 @@ import sys
 import threading
 
 from multiprocessing import Pipe
+from random import randrange
 from typing import Any, Union
 
 from core.correctness.vars import VALID_RECIPE_NAME_CHARS, \
     VALID_PATTERN_NAME_CHARS, VALID_RULE_NAME_CHARS, VALID_CHANNELS, \
-    get_drt_imp_msg, DEBUG_WARNING, DEBUG_INFO
+    get_drt_imp_msg, DEBUG_WARNING, DEBUG_INFO, EVENT_TYPE
 from core.correctness.validation import valid_string, check_type, \
     check_implementation, valid_list, valid_dict, setup_debugging
 from core.functionality import print_debug, wait, generate_id
@@ -175,41 +176,73 @@ class BaseHandler:
         pass
 
 
-# TODO reformat to allow for updated monitor / handler interaction 
-# TODO expand this to allow for lists of monitors / handlers
 class MeowRunner:
-    monitor:BaseMonitor
-    handler:BaseHandler
-    from_monitor: VALID_CHANNELS
-    def __init__(self, monitor:BaseMonitor, handler:BaseHandler, 
+    monitors:list[BaseMonitor]
+    handlers:dict[str:BaseHandler]
+    from_monitor: list[VALID_CHANNELS]
+    def __init__(self, monitors:Union[BaseMonitor,list[BaseMonitor]], 
+            handlers:Union[BaseHandler,list[BaseHandler]], 
             print:Any=sys.stdout, logging:int=0) -> None:
-        self._is_valid_monitor(monitor)
-        self.monitor = monitor
-        monitor_to_runner_reader, monitor_to_runner_writer = Pipe()
-        self.monitor.to_runner = monitor_to_runner_writer
-        self.from_monitor = monitor_to_runner_reader
-        self._is_valid_handler(handler)
-        self.handler = handler
+        self._is_valid_handlers(handlers)
+        if not type(handlers) == list:
+            handlers = [handlers]
+        self.handlers = {}
+        for handler in handlers:
+            handler_events = handler.valid_event_types()
+            for event in handler_events:
+                if event in self.handlers.keys():
+                    self.handlers[event].append(handler)
+                else:
+                    self.handlers[event] = [handler]
+
+        self._is_valid_monitors(monitors)
+        if not type(monitors) == list:
+            monitors = [monitors]
+        self.monitors = monitors
+        self.from_monitors = []
+        for monitor in self.monitors:
+            monitor_to_runner_reader, monitor_to_runner_writer = Pipe()
+            monitor.to_runner = monitor_to_runner_writer
+            self.from_monitors.append(monitor_to_runner_reader)
+
         self._stop_pipe = Pipe()
         self._worker = None
         self._print_target, self.debug_level = setup_debugging(print, logging)
 
     def run(self)->None:
-        all_inputs = [self.from_monitor, self._stop_pipe[0]]
+        all_inputs = self.from_monitors + [self._stop_pipe[0]]
         while True:
             ready = wait(all_inputs)
 
             if self._stop_pipe[0] in ready:
                 return
             else:
-                message = self.from_monitor.recv()
-                event = message
-                self.handler.handle(event)
+                for from_monitor in self.from_monitors:
+                    if from_monitor in ready:
+                        message = from_monitor.recv()
+                        event = message
+                        if not self.handlers[event[EVENT_TYPE]]:
+                            print_debug(self._print_target, self.debug_level, 
+                                "Could not process event as no relevent "
+                                f"handler for '{EVENT_TYPE}'", DEBUG_INFO)
+                            return
+                        if len(self.handlers[event[EVENT_TYPE]]) == 1:
+                            self.handlers[event[EVENT_TYPE]][0].handle(event)
+                        else:
+                            self.handlers[event[EVENT_TYPE]][
+                                randrange(len(self.handlers[event[EVENT_TYPE]]))
+                            ].handle(event)
 
     def start(self)->None:
-        self.monitor.start()
-        if hasattr(self.handler, "start"):
-            self.handler.start()
+        for monitor in self.monitors:
+            monitor.start()
+        startable = []
+        for handler_list in self.handlers.values():
+            for handler in handler_list:
+                if hasattr(handler, "start") and handler not in startable:
+                    startable.append()
+        for handler in startable:
+            handler.start()
 
         if self._worker is None:
             self._worker = threading.Thread(
@@ -227,9 +260,16 @@ class MeowRunner:
 
 
     def stop(self)->None:
-        self.monitor.stop()
-        if hasattr(self.handler, "stop"):
-            self.handler.stop()
+        for monitor in self.monitors:
+            monitor.stop()
+
+        stopable = []
+        for handler_list in self.handlers.values():
+            for handler in handler_list:
+                if hasattr(handler, "stop") and handler not in stopable:
+                    stopable.append()
+        for handler in stopable:
+            handler.stop()
 
         if self._worker is None:
             msg = "Cannot stop thread that is not started."
@@ -243,11 +283,17 @@ class MeowRunner:
             "Worker thread stopped", DEBUG_INFO)
 
 
-    def _is_valid_monitor(self, monitor:BaseMonitor)->None:
-        check_type(monitor, BaseMonitor)
+    def _is_valid_monitors(self, 
+            monitors:Union[BaseMonitor,list[BaseMonitor]])->None:
+        check_type(monitors, BaseMonitor, alt_types=[list[BaseMonitor]])
+        if type(monitors) == list:
+            valid_list(monitors, BaseMonitor, min_length=1)
 
-    def _is_valid_handler(self, handler:BaseHandler)->None:
-        check_type(handler, BaseHandler)
+    def _is_valid_handlers(self, 
+            handlers:Union[BaseHandler,list[BaseHandler]])->None:
+        check_type(handlers, BaseHandler, alt_types=[list[BaseHandler]])
+        if type(handlers) == list:
+            valid_list(handlers, BaseHandler, min_length=1)
 
 def create_rules(patterns:Union[dict[str,BasePattern],list[BasePattern]], 
         recipes:Union[dict[str,BaseRecipe],list[BaseRecipe]],