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Craft Improvement

• When is close too close? — By Jim Foster
• Writing for children’s magazines — By Mary Nickum
• Video editing tips –By Dave Carlson
• Improve your e-mail communication — By Pat Wray
• Writing leads and kickers — By Peter Schroeder

Features

• Income loss from the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico and how to file a lost income claim
• New board members and more changes at OWAA
• Character Sketch – Natalie Bartley: A Jill of all trades — By Margo Whitmire
• Product Review -Vortex Storm Jacket

Columns

• President’s report– By John L. Beath
• I-Tech: Does your website have spiders crawling through it? — By John L. Beath
• Editor’s Blog
  • Conference Blog Contest announced

Departments

• Association Update
• Bookshelf
• Supporter Spotlight
• Supporting Group News Tips
• News Briefs

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OWAA names Robin Giner as Interim Executive Director

Craft Improvement

• Share your way to a sale — By Paul Queneau
• Writing good leads: How to begin a story — By Wayne van Zwoll
• Television Production, Part Two — By Mark Sosin
• Savvy editors guard against publication gaffs — By Linda Steiner

Features

Supreme Court says freelancers’ copyrights may have some value without registration — By Bill Powell, OWAA Legal Counsel

Character Sketch – Jim Haviland: Gun writer teaches hunting etiquette — By Margo Whitmire

Product Review – Manfrotto 190XWNB Wilderness Tripod Legs — By Jonathan Lawton

Columns

President’s Message — By John L. Beath

Websites made easy with Weebly.com — By John L. Beath

Departments

• Association update
• Bookshelf
• Conference 2010
  • Uniquely Rochester
  • Conservation efforts support Rochester area’s wildlife habitats
  • Youths given opportunities, mentors to pursue hunting and fishing in Rochester
  • Remembering Father Goose — By H. Ted Upgren Jr.
• Donors
• Supporter Spotlight
• Supporting Group News Tips
• News Briefs
• Welcome, New Members!
  

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Craft Improvement

• Your writing can benefit from a critique group — By Mary J. Nickum
• Market your photos to conservation organizations — By Matt Miller
• Staff by proxy: The business affairs of a freelancer — By Kris Millgate
• Television production, Part One — By Mark Sosin

Features

Character Sketch – Jim Halfpenny: Track doctor traces true tales — By Margo Whitmire

A mentor’s reward — By H. Ted Upgren Jr.

‘Why I joined OWAA’

Product Review — By Jonathan Lawton

Columns

President’s Message — By John L. Beath

Tips on Web surfing safety and overcoming Internet censors — By John L. Beath

Editor’s Blog — By Ashley Schroeder

Portfolio

Chris Batin

Departments

• Association Update
  • Kevin Rhoades resigns as executive director
  • New Excellence in Craft contest program announced
  • Patterson, Sullins win John Madson Fellowships
  • Rochester Conference agenda
• Bookshelf
• Conference 2010
  • Hike, bike, spelunk and hunt your way across southeastern Minnesota — By Tim Lesmeister
  • Bluegrass band slated for June 11 outdoor dinner
  • Fun facts about Minnesota people and places
• Donors
  
• Obit – Captain Mel Berman
• Supporter Spotlight
• Supporting Group News Tips
• News Briefs
• Regional News
  

2010 Election: Candidates for OWAA’s board of directors

Craft Improvement

• Need Work? Think Weeklies — Part Two – By Tony Dolle
• Financing freelance: What to buy when – By Kris Millgate

Features

• Goldenrod Writing Workshop – By Tom Huggler
• New guidelines and procedures for Conference Program Committee
• Conference 2010: Rochester, Minn. – A honkin’ good time in Rochester

Columns

• Newspapers popular but not profitable on Web – By John L. Beath
• President’s Message: OWAA officers approve new plan for selecting conference sessions, speakers – By John L. Beath
• Editor’s Blog:
  • What to charge for freelance jobs
  • Password tips

Portfolio

• Eric Hansen
  

Departments

• Outdoor Market
• Association Update
  • OWAA board of directors meeting
• Bookshelf
• Donors
• News Briefs
  • Regional news: M-DOWA Conference open to OWAA members
  • Password change
  • Ask the Editors column coming soon to OU
  • Calling all photographers
  • “Why I joined OWAA”
• Supporting Group News Tips
• Supporter Spotlight
• Welcome, New Members!

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UPDATE: Six board candidates vie for for three seats — By Kevin Rhoades

Craft Improvement

• Be a better writer and improve your copy editing — By Bill Graham
• Article status form organizes writing assignments — By Tom Watson
• Use tripod to take crystal clear photographs — By Jim Foster
• Telephoto lens and avoiding the blur — By Timothy Kusherets

Features

Columns

• President’s report — By John L. Beath
• I-Tech: Is your Web site popular? — By John L. Beath
• Editor’s Blog — By Ashley Schroeder
  • New feature: OU Editor’s Blog
  • Tax tips, frelancing’s future, the Apple iPad
    

Portfolio

• Kris Millgate

Departments

• Outdoor Market
• Association Update
• Obits
• Bookshelf
• Donors
• News Briefs
• Supporting Group News Tips

OWAA to host Goldenrod Writing Workshop

OWAA members: Apply for John Madson Fellowship

Craft Improvement

• Eight cheap tips and tricks for photographers – By William H. Mullins
• Writing book reviews – By Mary Nickum
• Just start talkin’ – By Ty Stockton

Features

Character Sketch

• Bruce Cochran: Cartoonist’s keen and iron humor appeals to outdoors enthusiasts – By Amanda Eggert

Columns

• Scholarship Fund receives major gift – By Kevin Rhoades, Executive Director
• I-Tech: Teach your phone new tricks with Google Voice – By John L. Beath
• President’s message – By John L. Beath

Articles

• A simple way to save taxes and increase charitable giving – By Rich Patterson
• We’re bloggers, we get stuff for free – By Joan Anderman, r eprint from Boston Globe

Portfolio

• Bud Cole

Departments

• Outdoor Market
• Association Update
• Bookshelf
  
• Donors

• Feedback: Letter to the editor and forum
• News Briefs
• Supporting Group News Tips

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• OWAA to host Goldenrod Writing Workshop
• OWAA members: Apply for John Madson fellowship

Craft Improvement

• Surviving layoff – By Bill Graham
• Creating a line of greeting cards – By Lisa Densmore
• Lessons from ‘the dark side’ – By Dan Armitage
• It’s about time to change your work habits – By Tom Huggler
• Book publishing basics – By Mary J. Nickum

Features

Character Sketch

• Michael Furtman: Writer turned photographer is conservation crusader – By Amanda Eggert

Columns

• OWAA publishes new resource guide; writing workshop announced – By Kevin Rhoades
• President’s column – By John L. Beath

Portfolio

• Drew Rush

Norm Strung Youth Awards 2009

• PDF of winners’ submissions

Departments

• Obituary: Al Rostello
• Outdoor Market
• Association Update and OWAA 2008 Financial Report
• Feedback: Letter to the editor and forum
• Supporting Group News Tips
• News Briefs
• Bookshelf
  

Craft Improvement

• Electronic tear sheets will better your reputation – By Jim Foster
• A step above multiple submissions – By Tom Watson
• Trying to diversify? Be a general interest columnist – By Pat Wray
• Getting paid: Chasing down those overdue accounts – By W.H. “Chip” Gross
• How to get paid – By Executive Director Kevin Rhoades

Features

Character Sketch

• Nature Photographer Michael Francis ‘hunts with a camera’ – By Amanda Eggert

Conservation Corner

• No child left inside – By Bill Schneider

Technology

• Keeping up with RSS feeds – By OU Editor Ashley Schroeder
• Substance, not code, gets readers to site – By Timothy Kusherets
• I-Tech column – Search engine optimization: The lost and found department – By John Beath
  

Product Review

• Device reduces glare on camera’s rear LCD screen – By Jonathan Lawton

Conference 2010 Preview

• Rochester, home of May Clinic – By Tim Lesmeister

Portfolio

• Photos by Roman Jasklowski

Departments

• Market Tracker: Destination Fish, Badger Sportsman – By Executive Director Kevin Rhoades
• Outdoor Market
• Feedback: Letter to editor and open discussion
• October donors
• Association update
• Member news and other events
• Supporter spotlight
  
• Supporting Group news tips
• Bookshelf

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