Suzanne Downing

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How to jumpstart (or shift) your outdoor communication career through mentorship

It can be tough starting out as an outdoor writer. Networking with other professional writers, pitching story ideas to editors, and learning to navigate the outdoor media industry can be intimidating. And it can also be tough to break into an entirely new field of outdoor communication like wildlife photography, podcasting, or video production — …

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Light your basecamp with MPOWERD portable solar lights

OWAA Outdoor Voices Blog

As an outdoor communicator — writer, photographer, video producer, podcaster, content creator or artist — you probably spend a fair amount of your time outside in the field reporting while experiencing and exploring the great outdoors first-hand. Solar lights are a great option when you’re camping, so you can see in the dark and don’t …

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Meet OWAA member Howard Fox

OWAA Outdoor Voices Blog

The Outdoor Writers Association of America (OWAA) provides resources to help our members flourish as outdoor communicators and establish themselves as industry leaders. We create opportunities to make valuable industry and personal connections, sharpen professional skills, showcase work, and gain access to in-demand educational resources and mentorship opportunities. There are many Individual member benefits. Howard Fox …

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Kris Millgate standing in a field in Montana wearing a large sun hat.

Meet OWAA member Kris Millgate

OWAA Outdoor Voices Blog

Meet Outdoor Writers Association of America member Kris Millgate The Outdoor Writers Association of America (OWAA) provides resources to help our members flourish as outdoor communicators and establish themselves as industry leaders. We create opportunities to make valuable industry and personal connections, sharpen professional skills, showcase work and gain access to in-demand educational resources and …

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