Craft Improvement articles help OWAA members further develop their skills. OWAA welcomes pitches for articles in all media categories.

• “Tips & Tricks” articles: Articles like “10 News Sourcing Tips”, “5 Tips to Improve your Low-Light Photos”, “7 Interviewing Tips”, etc.
• “How to” articles: Articles like “How to start writing a book”, “How to create a successful podcast”, “Hot to use a monopod in the back country”, “How to write killer leads,” etc.
• Lessons learned articles: Articles like, “What I learned my first-year freelancing”, “What I learned on an international photography trip”, “What I learned my first year as an editor”, etc.
• Journalistic articles: These are focused on a specific craft and include interviewing an expert in their field and writing an informative journalistic style article. i.e. The making of a podcast with Joe Smith.
• Trend articles: These focus on a specific trend in the outdoor communicating space and include three or more sources. i.e. What editors want (getting feedback from several editors on how they want pitches), What successful freelancers have in common, etc.
• Other styles: Do you have a creative idea or another style article that you think will help other OWAA members improve their craft? Pitch it. Creativity is welcome.