The NOWA EIC contest is here!
2025 NOWA EIC Contest For material published/broadcast January 1 to December 31, 2024
RULES
DEADLINE: Entries must be received by March 15, 2025. Winners will be announced at the conference in The Dalles.
HOW TO ENTER: All entries, except books, must be emailed in digital formal (e.g., PDF) to Keith Szafranski at the address below. No hard copies or other formats will be accepted. The name of the author need NOT be removed. Two copies of each physical book or a link to an online entry must be submitted.
WHO CAN ENTER: Contest is open to NOWA members who have paid their 2025 dues.
SUBMISSION FORMAT: Digital Submission Cover Letter or Entry Form below to include: Author’s Name, Email Address, Telephone, Postal Address, Category Number, Article or Photograph Title, Where and When Published, in addition to confirmation that dues have been paid and entry fee sent.
Physical books along with entry fees to be sent to Keith Szafranski at postal address below.
NUMBER OF ENTRIES: A maximum of two entries per category.
RELEASE: By entering works in any category, entrants are granting NOWA one-time use in the NOWA newsletter and Website.
MULTIPLE BYLINES: Articles or photographs with two by-lines are accepted as a single entry.
JUDGING: Judges will be professional writers, editors, photographers and broadcasters, etc..
PAYMENT: $10.00 per entry made payable to NOWA by check or via PayPal in US Dollars.
PRIZE MONEY: Winners in each category will receive cash awards 1st Place- $75, 2nd Place- $25. Categories with less than three entries will receive Achievement Certificates.————-
PLEASE NOTE:
THE MAGAZINE CATEGORY INCLUDES PUBLICATION ON THE WEB (eZine, WebZine, etc.)
CATEGORIES
Category 1: Column of the Year – Submit three columns from any one publication from any written media (excluding books).
Category 2: Fishing Article – Story on any and all aspects of fishing. Must be predominantly fishing, not highlighting travel or destination, in any format – print or digital.
2A: fishing- newspaper
2B: fishing – magazine
Category 3: Hunting/Shooting Article – Story on any and all aspects of hunting/shooting. Must be predominantly hunting/shooting, not highlighting travel or destination, in any format – print, or digital.
3A hunting/shooting – newspaper
3B: hunting/shooting – magazine
Category 4: Travel, Camping or Recreation Article – Any outdoor subjects including backpacking, boating, winter sports, mountaineering, biking, or other outdoor travel adventure.
4A: travel/camping/recreation – newspaper
4B: travel/camping/recreation – magazine
Category 5: Managing Our World – Article from any written media on fisheries and wildlife, land and water use, and associated environmental concerns, management, conservation, education, or ethics.
Category 6: Photography/Artwork – Includes photographs and artwork used to illustrate any outdoor subject in any media. Photo/artwork must have been published. Each entry must consist of three images.
6A: People – Subjects are people in an outdoor setting or engaged in outdoor recreation.
6B: Fauna– Any living creature in an outdoor setting
6C: Outdoors- Predominately non-living subjects: flora, trees, landscapes, seascapes
Category 7: Books – Non-fiction, fiction, and guidebooks related to the outdoors or craft improvement related to our profession. Two copies of each physical book or a link to an online entry must be submitted.
Category 8: Humor – Any outdoor subject in any medium
Category 9: Video – Any outdoor topic; Television/Video/Web
Category 10: Audio – Any outdoor topic; Radio/Podcast/Web
Category 11: Blogs- Any outdoor topic
CONTACT FOR QUESTIONS AND SUBMISSIONS – Keith Szafranski NOWA EIC Contest Coordinator 2231 Sa Sada Wa ST SE, Olympia, WA 98513 PhotogSz@msn.com