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Outdoor Writers Association of America Announces Excellence in Craft and Scholarship Winners

Through its annual Excellence in Craft Contest, the Outdoor Writers Association of America honored 65 professional journalists for their prize-winning work in dozens of media outlets. The winners were announced on Saturday, June 27 during OWAA’s first-ever virtual annual conference. HONORARY AWARDS In addition to the EIC Contest, OWAA honored the following members for their […]

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2020 EIC Winners

See below for a list of ALL the 2020 EIC winners.  Congrats everyone!  BLOG CONSERVATION or NATURE 1st—The Seed Collectors, Kris Millgate (Cool Green Science) 2nd—Recovery: The Seal and Shark Invasion, Ted Williams (Cool Green Science) 3rd—How President Herbert Hoover Saved the Koala (Cool Green Science) FAMILY PARTICIPATION/YOUTH OUTDOOR EDUCATION 1st—A Place to Be Wild,

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ICAST 2020 free “Media Editorial” registration

March 5, 2020 The American Sportfishing Association (ASA) has supported OWAA for 70 years—making them OWAA’s longest continual Supporting Group. As part of their ongoing support, ASA offers complimentary ICAST registration to current OWAA members like you. This means your media editorial badge registration fee will be covered in full, just for being a member of OWAA.

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Conference highlights

By Pat Wray, 2020 OWAA Conference Chairman January 27, 2020 With us well into the new year, it’s time to start making your plans to attend the OWAA Conference June 27-29, 2020 at Vermont’s Jay Peak Resort! You’ve been reading about the conference for months now. Here are a few more reasons to attend. Improved

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OWAA John Madson Fellowship and Bodie McDowell Scholarship applications to open in the new year

December 24, 2019 The application process opens January 1, 2020 for two Outdoor Writers Association of America® (OWAA) programs that annually support the education and training of outdoor communicators. One is the John Madson Fellowship for continuing education opportunities for professional outdoor communicators. The second opportunity is the Bodie McDowell Scholarship for undergraduate and graduate college students.

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