NOWA members compete annually in an Excellence in Craft contest. Members submit their best works in up to 25 categories for judging by independent, non-NOWA judges. Judges are professional writers and photographers from other areas and associations across the continent.
Winners are awarded their various prizes at the annual Awards Banquet held during the annual General Meeting.
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Sponsor: Fairbanks Convention and Visitors
Bureau
1st Chris Batin -- "The Alaska Angler" -- Alaska Coast
2nd Gary Lewis -- The Bend Bulletin
3rd Peter Schroeder -- Western Snow Sports
Sponsor: Shimano American Corporation
1st Wayne Heinz -- "Devillishly Good Fishing" -- Northwest Sportsman
2nd Terry Wiest -- "OlyPen, Cowlitz the Bright Spots for Westside Winters" -- Northwest Sportsman
3rd Doug Wilson -- "It Pays to Go Wet" -- Trailblazer
1st Gary Lewis -- "Steelhead Fishing is Worth the Woes" -- The Bend Bulletin
Sponsor: Leupold & Stevens, Inc.
1st Gary Lewis -- "To the Patient Hunter, a Blackpowder Pronghorn" -- Muzzle Blasts
2nd Mickey Bellman -- "All Alone in Lonesome Creek" -- Oregon Hunter
3rd Kevin Rhoades -- "Weekend Elk Warrior" -- Bugle
1st Gary Lewis -- "Hunting Rabbits with a Muzzleloader" -- The Bend Bulletin
Sponsor: Hells Canyon Visitor Bureau
1st Jack McNeel -- "Rail Hiking Across Patagonia" -- Adventure Cyclist
2nd Peter Schroeder -- "RVing at the London Olympics" -- RV Life
3rd Risa Wyatt -- "Wine on the Wild Side" -- Wine Enthusiast
Sponsor: Northwest Outdoor Writers Association
1st Kevin Rhoades -- "The Landis Lens" -- Wyoming Wildlife
2nd Sue Hansen -- "Creating a Delightful Donkey Domain" -- Grit.com
3rd Peter Schroeder -- "Nordic Skiing in Yellowstone" -- Outdoors Northwest
The judge did not feel there were sufficient entries of sufficient quality to make an award
The judge did not feel there were sufficient entries of sufficient quality to make an award
No entries
Sponsor: O'Connor Communications, Inc.
1st Kevin Rhoades -- Wildlife Stalker: Days in the life of Filmmaker Bob Landis
2nd Scott Marchant -- The Hiker's Guide to McCall and Cascade
3rd Scott Marchant -- The Day Hiker's Guide to Sun Valley and Ketchum
Sponsor: Lone Wolf Distributors, Inc.
1st Gary Lewis -- "The Tracking Collar" -- Bear Hunting
2nd Gary Lewis -- "Uncle Geddy's Guide to Air Travel" -- Bear Hunting
3rd Wayne Heinz -- "Captain vs. Boat" -- Nor'westing
No entries
1st Gary Lewis -- "Pheasants of the Bakeoven" -- Gary Lewis Adventure Journal
2nd Gary Lewis -- "On Wolf Watch" -- Gary Lewis Adventure Journal
3rd Michael Carey -- "Potholes Air Boat Bass" -- Washington Lakes.com
The ENOS BRADNER AWARD was created by a vote of Northwest Outdoor Writers Association (NOWA) members to honor a person holding any class of membership in NOWA, and as a memorial to Enos Bradner.
Enos Bradner was outdoor editor of the Seattle Times for 26 years between 1943 and 1969. He died in January of 1984. Enos was a founding father of NOWA.
The Enos Bradner award recipient is chosen by the three most recent, past chairmen of the NOWA Board of Directors. Criteria for selection includes long time outstanding support of NOWA and upholding the high professional standards of outdoor journalism practiced by Enos Bradner. The three immediate past chairmen of the board of directors are not allowed to name one of themselves as winner.
The recipient is given a perpetual plaque, donated by Fred L. Peterson, to hold for one year on which the yearly winnersâ names are engraved. The winner is also given a smaller plaque, suitably inscribed, to keep.
The first recipient, in 1985, was Howard Gray, former OWAA president, founding member of NOWA and a close friend of Enos Bradner.
Enos Bradner Award winners are: |
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1985:
Howard Gray |
1998: Bob Mottram |
The FRED L. PETERSON AWARD was created as a memorial to Fred L. Peterson. Fred was the outdoor editor of the Spokesman Review in Spokane, Washington for 10 years, editor of the Fishing & Hunting News for 7 years, and the publisher of The Outdoor Press for 30 years. He died in 1995. Fred was a charter member of NOWA.
Fred worked extensively with the supporting members of NOWA in an effort to understand the outdoor products and services offered to his readers and other consumers. He knew the educational value supporting members provided to outdoor communications and the public.
As a result, The Fred L. Peterson Award is given each year to a NOWA Supporting Member that has demonstrated support for the outdoor media, made significant contributions to the outdoor education of the general public - with a special emphasis on youth - and best represents the ideals and ethical priciples of outdoor recreation and journalism as manifest in Fred L. Peterson's career. The recipient will be honored at the NOWA Annual Awards Banquet and given a suitably inscribed plaque.
Fred L. Peterson Award winners are: |
1996: International
Sportsmen's Expositions |