Winning photographs from the 2014 Excellence in Craft Contests awarded by the Outdoor Writers Association of America are available for display throughout the spring. The exhibit has appeared at a variety of venues throughout the years, including sportsmen’s shows, conferences, museums and schools.
The “receive by” deadline is fast approaching. Entries for the 2015 Excellence in Craft Book Contest are due to OWAA headquarters by Monday, Dec. 1, 2014.
OWAA recommends that the directive specifically exempt professional journalists … OWAA also recommended adding two definitions to the language ….
With 10 contests and 48 categories, there’s something for every outdoors communicator, from news reporter to feature photographer to blogger and online radio show host! Be rewarded for all your hard work.
OWAA leadership comments on U.S. Forest Service Chief Tidwell’s Nov. 4 letter of intent about the proposed directive for commercial filming in wilderness.
After reviewing numerous proposals, OWAA Executive Director Tom Sadler and Conference Coordinator Jessica Seitz narrowed the list to: Duluth, Minnesota; Indianapolis, Indiana; Lincoln, Nebraska; and Springfield, Missouri.
The Outdoor Writers Association of America today strongly criticized a U.S. Forest Service proposal that would require media outlets to pay for special-use permits before they film or take photos in federally designated wilderness areas, thereby severely hampering researching and reporting abilities by the media.
MISSOULA, Mont. – Outdoor Writers Association of America awarded 12 Norm Strung Youth Writing Award prizes totaling $1,700, sponsored by the Safari Club International Foundation. The annual contest has categories for poetry and prose in two divisions: junior (grades 6-8) and senior (grades 9-12), and entries must be outdoors oriented and previously published in a […]
