OWAC’s 2022 Spring Conference is returning to the beautiful and picturesque village of Big Bear, May 10-12, for another productive and memorable event. During the conference, the annual Excellence in Craft award winners will also be announced and presented with their prizes.
For anyone who loves to travel and hopes to get paid for it as a freelance writer, this book spells it all out. Tackling the travel expenses is usually the toughest part and what keeps most aspiring writers from quitting their day jobs to pursue traveling and writing full time.
Fishmas is fabulous! We know you love fishing in the Eastern Sierra. Maybe you’re with a family of fishers and you don’t fish OR you find that you need a change of pace or scenery; here are a few suggestions of alternative things to do during Fishmas.
In March 2022, the Ventana Wildlife Society transported the young condors to the Northern California Condor Restoration Program’s (NCCRP) flight pen.
Now in its third year, the OWAC-sponsored Vachini High School Writing/Photography Contest, open to all California high school juniors and seniors, is the only event of its kind where winners receive cash awards.
Quietly sitting alongside the trail, tall grasses covering my presence, small kits begin to emerge from the den. They can’t see me, I am a good distance from them using a long lens, not bothering their morning routine, sitting low, and using the natural elements of tall grasses and hill slope as my
My friend Carrie Wilson not only convinced me to become a new member of OWAC, but to also participate in the storytelling session at the fall conference in Sonora. This is my story about some awkward moments and life changing experiences on a trip to Japan.
Plans and preparations for OWAC’s Spring 2022 Conference, May 9-11, in beautiful Big Bear, CA are now in full swing. Located in Southern California at an altitude of over 6,700 ft., Big Bear is loaded with year-round recreation – everything from hiking, boating, fishing, mountain biking, ziplining,
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