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5th Annual High School Achievement Awards Contest Attracts Record Number of Entries
5th Annual High School Achievement Awards Contest Attracts Record Number of Entries
2024 OWAC EIC
2024 OWAC EIC RULES & CATEGORIES Contest Rules The purpose of this contest is to reward exceptional “outdoor” journalism (writing, reporting, opinion/editorial, broadcasting, photography, videography/cinematography,
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2024 OWAC High School Outdoor Writing & Photography Achievement Awards
Outdoor Writers Association of California invites juniors and seniors from any California high or home-school equivalent to enter the OWAC Outdoor Writing & Photography Achievement Awards Contest.
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U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limon Commends OWAC’s Outdoor Writing/Photography High School Awards
Appointed U.S. Poet Laurate in 2022, Limon is the first person in that position ever to be named to a second two-year term, and will serve to 2025. She is the first Latina to be Poet Laureate. In addition, Limon was recently named one of 20 recipients of the MacArthur Foundation.
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DOUBLETREE HOTEL SELECTED FOR OWAC’S CONFERENCE, BOOK NOW
Thanks to efforts by Janet Fullwood, DoubleTree by Hilton Sacramento has been selected for OWAC member lodging during ISE. DoubleTree is offering OWAC members a discount rate of $119 + tax. (rate expires December 17).
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OWAC 2024 Conference Display Booth
As announced elsewhere in this Newsletter, Outdoor Writers Association of California is planning its next annual conference in Sacramento in conjunction with the International Sportsmen’s Expo. Dates are January 18-21, 2024.
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OWAC Plans 2024 Conference at International Sportsmen’s Expo in Sacramento
Outdoor Writers Association of California is planning its next annual conference in Sacramento in conjunction with the International Sportsmen’s Expo. Dates are January 18-21, 2024. OWAC’s annual meeting is scheduled for Saturday afternoon at the Expo, January 20, at 3pm.
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Vachini High School Scholastic Awards Announced
The entries are in, and the results are amazing!