New England Outdoor Writers Association offers members the opportunity to get recognized for their outstanding work promoting the outdoors. Categories include Writing (magazine, newspaper, book authoring, blog), Broadcast (radio, television, podcast, streaming video), and Photography.

NEOWA also offer students opportunities to participate in our annual Youth Writing Contest. This is open to anyone in grades 6-12. This includes students from schools, outdoor organizations/publications, youth members of rod & gun clubs, Scouts, and other youth organizations in New England.

Entries must be non-fiction and focus on outdoor-oriented stories, which add to the knowledge and enjoyment of nature and natural resources. Entry topics may include: fishing, boating, archery, shooting, hunting, trapping, field trials, sporting dogs, camping, woods craft, skin diving, scuba diving, hiking, rock climbing, cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, wildlife watching, natural history, conservation, ecology, and similar activities that relate to outdoor recreation, natural resources and nature.