OWAA Contests

Excellence in Craft contests

Annually, OWAA's Contest Committee administers the Excellence In Craft Awards program. OWAA media members may enter their best works from the previous year in the competition. Seventeen competition categories are available.

The judging for each category is conducted by an independent panel of judges who are experts in the category field they are judging. The winners of the competition are announced at a special event held during the annual conference. Plaques and cash prizes are awarded.

Norm Strung Youth Writing awards

Outdoor Writers Association of America helps budding writers via its annual Norm Strung  Youth Writing Contest. Cash prizes are awarded to winners in grades 6-12 for poetry and prose categories.