OWAA Outdoor Voices Blog

It’s that time of year again! Leaves are changing color, temperatures are dropping, and OWAA’s Excellence in Craft Contest is opening! Mark your calendars for November 1st to enter your work for the 2023 Excellence in Craft cycle! If it is your first time hearing about OWAA’s Excellence in Craft Awards, we invite you to […]

Karuna Eberl writes about conservation, nature, history and travel from the high country of Colorado, or wherever else her and her husband, Steve, are living in their van. Some of her regular outlets include National Parks magazine, the National Wildlife Refuges and Family Handyman, where she also writes a column about women in the trades. She’s produced and directed a number of independent films and documentaries, co-authored an award-winning guidebook to the Florida

Alabama’s Gulf Coast is full of picture-perfect scenes for nature lovers to revel in the unbeatable beauty of the area, explorers can reconnect with nature and discover local history, while finding adventure along the way. From parks and trails to lakes and beaches, Alabama’s coast offers incredible natural settings perfect for unique outdoor experiences. Here

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 —