OWAA’s Board of Directors will meet for its summer meetings on July 8 and July 11 in conjunction with the organization’s annual conference. The 2011 Annual Conference is scheduled for July 9-11 at Snowbird Ski and Summer Resort in Salt Lake City, Utah. “We need to practice better transparency as an organization. I’m asking our […]
Outdoor communicators receive nearly $15,000 in awards from OWAA
MISSOULA, Mont. – The Outdoor Writers Association of America is pleased to announce the winners of the 2011 Excellence in Craft Contests. First-, second- and third-place winners were chosen in seven media-based contests and three subject-based contests. Cash prizes totaled nearly $15,000. Certificates, plaques and prize money will be presented to winners at OWAA’s 84th […]
2011 Bodie McDowell Scholarship Recipients Announced
MISSOULA, Mont. – The Outdoor Writers Association of America awarded six scholarships for the 2011-12 school year to undergraduate and graduate students studying journalism. Congratulations to 2011 Bodie McDowell Scholarship winners! Successful graduate applicants are Amy A. Whitcomb, University of Idaho ($3,000); Patricia Mary O’Kane, University of Wisconsin – Madison ($3,500); and Jason Daniel Belts […]
2011 Norm Stung Youth Writing Awards contest winners announced
MISSOULA, Mont. – Outdoor Writers Association of America awarded 12 Norm Strung Youth Writing 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 newsletter, […]
Early-bird registration deadline and housing cut-off Friday, June 10!
Don’t miss out on early registration savings for conference, register today! You can register online or download forms from our website at http://www.owaa-oldsite.birchbarkmedia.com/2011conference/register. Early-bird rates of only $190/person get you into all conference sessions and activities and include all meals. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to “elevate your adventure, elevate your career” in Utah […]
Aspiring outdoor communicators welcome to attend free workshop July 8
MISSOULA, Mont. – The Outdoor Writers Association of America will kick off its 84th annual conference at Snowbird Ski and Summer Resort outside Salt Lake City, Utah, by offering a free, half-day workshop titled “Becoming an Outdoor Communicator,” Friday, July 8, from 3 – 6 p.m., in the Cliff Lodge at Snowbird. The Becoming […]
YOU can’t afford to miss OWAA’s 84th Annual Conference
Have you signed up to attend OWAA’s annual conference yet? If so, below are some highlights you won’t want to miss. If not… I bet you’re debating whether to attend this year’s OWAA annual conference in Salt Lake City, Utah– July 9-11. Think you can’t afford to go? Wrong! You can’t afford to miss […]
OWAA elects new board members, passes ballot measures
MISSOULA, Mont. – Outdoor Writers Association of America’s membership recently cast votes to elect three new members to the OWAA Board of Directors: Bruce Cochran (Kansas), Mary J. Nickum (Arizona) and Randy Zellers (Arkansas). All three Active members will take their board seats on July 11, in conjunction with OWAA’s annual conference in Salt Lake […]