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October 1, 2019 MISSOULA, Montana — The Outdoor Writers Association of America, the nation’s premier organization of outdoor media, announces the hiring of “Chez” Chesak as its new Executive Director. “I couldn’t be more thrilled to be a part of OWAA,” Chesak said. “This position marries two of my consummate passions, writing and the outdoors, […]

And are you up for it? By Pat Wray September 10, 2019 Do you know the difference between a conference and an adventure? The answer: Attitude. There are plenty of people who make their decision about attending conference based on convenience. “I only go to conferences held within a day’s drive of my home,” is one

By Pat Wray August 17, 2019 The first, and perhaps most important thing I ever learned about the Outdoor Writers Association of America became clear at my first conference in Traverse City, Michigan. It was this: Everyone wanted to help me. They introduced themselves, shook my hand, did everything they could to make me feel

By Pat Wray July 16, 2019 Are you getting everything you can from your OWAA membership? If your answer isn’t an unequivocal YES then let’s talk about how to make it so. Let’s start with our annual conference. Attend each and every conference, starting with 2020 at Jay Peak, Vermont. It’s the biggest and best

July 10, 2019 MISSOULA, Mont. – OWAA’s board of directors elected Christine Peterson of Laramie, Wyoming, as second vice president and Tom Wharton of Salt Lake City, Utah, as secretary at its recent summer meeting in Little Rock, Arkansas. Peterson and Wharton officially took their new positions June 24, the same day Tim Mead of

July 4, 2019 The President’s Choice Awards honor the best of the best work from winners in OWAA’s 2019 Excellence in Craft Contests. Past President Paul Queneau picked his favorites among first-place winners in the 2019 EIC contests to recognize with the President’s Choice Award.  This year’s President’s Choice Award winners are: Magazine/E-zine: Chris Madson, of

June 17, 2019 MISSOULA, Montana — Jessica Seitz has announced she will be leaving the Outdoor Writers Association of America, where she has worked the past nine years in a variety of capacities – conference coordinator, membership services director, and Excellence In Craft contest coordinator. “The people I have met within the organization are most

January 20, 2019 “This process took more than a year of intense planning, proficiency and execution,” said Steve Decker, RMEF vice president of marketing. “The bottom line is the redesign is a much improved representation of RMEF and users will now enjoy an enhanced web experience with simplified and improved navigation.” The new rmef.org combines

January 14, 2019 The 2020 Outdoor Media Summit (OMS) will be held in Estes Park, Colorado from April 21-23. OWAA’s partnership with OMS (formerly the Outdoor Blogger Summit) includes a 30% discount to active members. OMS re-activated the discount code for OWAA members with limited tickets available. Use code VIPOWAA to get 30% off your ‘Conference +

January 7, 2019 Outdoor Writers Association of America helps budding writers via its annual Norm Strung Youth Writing Awards. Prizes are awarded to winners in grades 6-12 for poetry and prose categories. If you know a student who would like to enter the contest, rules for the 2020 contest are found below. Simply click here to enter