MISSOULA, Mont. – Outdoor Writers Association of America (OWAA), The Voice of the Outdoors, will award scholarships in 2010 to budding outdoor communicators. Bodie McDowell scholarship awards are usually given annually. Scholarships can range from $1,000 to $5,000. Applicants must be students of outdoor communications fields including print, photography, film, art or broadcasting. The Bodie […]
2010 Norm Strung Youth Writing Awards winners
Junior and senior poetry and prose first-place winners received $200; second-place winners received $125; and third-place winners received $100. This year’s winners are: Senior Poetry First Place: “The Naturalists” by Erica Berry (Portland, Ore.) Second Place: “First Hunting Adventures” by Kaitlyn Rabaey (Marshall, Minn.) Third Place: “Gone Huntin’ by Nathan Kennedy” (Rensselaer Falls, N.Y.) […]
OWAA elects three new Board members
For more information contact: Robin Giner 406-728-7434 rginer@owaa-oldsite.birchbarkmedia.com Missoula, Mont. – Outdoor Writers Association of America (OWAA) membership recently cast votes to elect three new members to the board of directors: Mark Freeman (Oregon), Brett Prettyman (Utah) and Paul Queneau (Montana). All three Active members will take their board seats on June 13, in […]
Supreme Court rules in favor of free speech, hunting videos
For more information contact: Robin Giner 406-728-7434 rginer@owaa-oldsite.birchbarkmedia.com MISSOULA, Mont. – Outdoor Writers Association of America commends the Supreme Court’s decision to void a 1999 animal cruelty law that appeared to criminalize the sale of hunting and fishing videos and other depictions central to the activities of OWAA members and other outdoors journalists. “The […]
Rochester conference program chair seeks your input for 2010 conference programming
Dear OWAA Members: We are planning a session for the 2010 Rochester, Minn., conference dealing with publishing and/or self-publishing books. If you have written a book and worked with a publisher or self-published, would you drop me an e-mail? I am looking for input on how to best go about getting a book produced. I […]
Rhoades resigns as executive director
Dear Members, I’d like to thank you for the last eleven years, for allowing me to serve OWAA first as your newsletter editor, and subsequently as your executive director. With no regrets I submit my resignation as executive director of OWAA. I’ve informed OWAA’s Executive Committee that I’d like to wrap things up in sixty […]
Patterson, Sullins win John Madson Fellowships
For more information contact: Robin Giner, rginer@owaa-oldsite.birchbarkmedia.com 406-728-7434 Missoula, Mont. — Outdoor Writers Association of America (OWAA) has selected Gregg Patterson and Ken Sullins and as co-recipients of OWAA’s 2010 John Madson Fellowship. The fellowship is an annual grant program that funds continuing education opportunities for OWAA members. Each award recipient will receive $1,200 for reimbursable […]
OWAA eliminates membership initiation fee
At its recent winter board meeting, Outdoor Writers Association of America’s board of directors unanimously voted to eliminate membership initiation fees. “This will no doubt make it more affordable for new members to join and make it easier to market OWAA to prospective members,” OWAA President John Beath said. OWAA offers three classifications of membership: […]