Outdoor Writers Association of California invites California high school juniors and seniors to enter the sixth annual Pat Vachini Outdoor Writing & Photography Contest. First-place winners will receive cash awards and top three winners will receive certificates. Entries are due on or before March 1, 2025.
Articles: Write at least 400 words on any outdoor subject as a news article, feature article or column.
Poetry: Write at least 20 lines exploring an outdoors topic or theme.
Photography: Submit a photo of an outdoor subject (fauna, flora, scenery, people).
Submission: Use this form.
About OWAC
Founded in 1986, OWAC helps outdoor media professionals inform outdoor enthusiasts, expand awareness of conservation issues, and create a new generation of outdoor-media content creators.
OWAC established the Pat Vachini Outdoor Writing and Photography Contest in memory of the wife of Don Vachini, longtime OWAC member and one of California’s foremost outdoor writers and photographers.
