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Photographers, take notice! The 2020 OWAA Conference offers something special for you
By Pat Wray October 31, 2019 If you’ve been hoping for an OWAA conference with more information about photography, and how to make it pay, if you are intrigued about the new generation of mirrorless and 4/3 cameras, if you dream of an opportunity to try out new equipment with the help of a knowledgeable…
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October/November 2019
Individual Members and Supporting Groups will receive issues of Outdoors Unlimited® via postal mail. But if you’d prefer to read online, here’s your chance. Click the magazine cover below to download a PDF.
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Chesak Named Executive Director of Outdoor Writers Association of America
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,…
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What makes your OWAA conference an adventure?
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…
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How to make the most of your OWAA membership
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…
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August/September 2019
Individual Members and Supporting Groups will receive issues of Outdoors Unlimited® via postal mail. But if you’d prefer to read online, here’s your chance. Click the magazine cover below to download a PDF.
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Turn conference into a money maker
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…
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OWAA board elects Peterson 2nd VP and Wharton secretary
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…
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Six OWAA contest winners judged ‘best of the best’
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…
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Jessica Seitz announces plans to leave OWAA staff after 9 years
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…
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April/May 2019
Individual Members and Supporting Groups will receive issues of Outdoors Unlimited® via postal mail. But if you’d prefer to read online, here’s your chance. Click the magazine cover below to download a PDF.
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OWAA hires Suzanne Downing as communications manager/OU editor
March 26, 2019 MISSOULA, Montana — The Outdoor Writers Association of America announces the hiring of Suzanne Downing as its new communications manager and editor of Outdoors Unlimited, the association’s flagship magazine. “Suzanne comes to OWAA with a wide variety of skills and experience from writing to editing to photography,” said OWAA president Paul Queneau,…