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Executive Director
Tommy Thompson
24 NW 33rd Court, Suite A
Gainesville, FL 32607
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Executive Director
Tommy Thompson
24 NW 33rd Court, Suite A
Gainesville, FL 32607
E-mail

General Membership Application
New and renewal. (Download, 68 kb PDF File)

Corporate Membership Application
New and renewal. (Download, 76 kb PDF File)

Join the FOWA Family

Your services or products can benefit greatly by being exposed to millions of Florida’s hunters, anglers and outdoor enthusiasts. We can help you do that.

How? FOWA is a 501C3 non-profit organization composed of outdoor journalists from all media, including representatives from Florida Sportsman, Sport Fishing, Salt Water Sportsman, Florida Game & Fish, Southern Boating, Florida Fishing Weekly, Miami Herald, Tampa Tribune, Florida Times, Lakeland Ledger, St. Petersburg Times, Sarasota Sun-Herald, Palm Beach Post, radio & TV fishing hosts (including ESPN, TNN, OLC), web site publishers, book publishers, game & fish researchers (Florida Wildlife Commission), and on and on. 

On a daily, weekly and monthly basis, our members communicate to millions of Florida’s outdoor enthusiasts the bounty and excitement of fishing, boating, hunting and other pursuits. We also invite public participation with our programs related to conservation.

FOWA boasts the most prominent Corporate Member roster in the industry, including 3M/Scientific Anglers, Bass Pro Shops, Benelli, Browning, Bushnell, Cabelas, Canon, Coleman, Daiwa, D.O.A. Lures, the Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission, Florida Guides Association, G. Loomis, Gerber Legendary Blades, IGFA, Mote Marine Lab, Leupold & Stevens, MirrOlure, Mote Marine Laboratory, National Wild Turkey Federation, O. Mustad & Sons, Plano, PRADCO, Pure Fishing, Remington, Shakespeare, Shimano, Verizon, Winchester, Woolrich, Yamaha, Zebco --- and on and on. Visit Florida, CVBs and resorts also belong to FOWA so they can better publicize what they offer to vacationers. Take a look at our CVB Section to see the complete list.

Since 1946, FOWA has been a gathering place for outdoor communicators and those with related products and services, bringing like-minded people together for networking and mutual benefit. Our group is composed of professionals who earn an income from their media pursuits.

We cordially invite you to become a Corporate Member of the Florida Outdoor Writers Association. We are the nation’s largest and oldest state outdoor writers group.

Your $125 annual dues bring you:

• The invitation to include corporate updates on new products and services in the biweekly FOWA “Market Edge” email newsletter.
   
• Inclusion in the FOWA Membership Directory of Active and Corporate Members.
   
• Unrestricted access to the membership database for your promotional use.
   
• An invitation to attend the FOWA Annual Conference held each fall, which allows Corporate Members to showcase their products and services to members at the always-popular Al Hubbard “Breakout Session.”
   
• The ability to easily reach and network with your choice of Florida’s top outdoor communicators, including writers, photographers, editors and videographers.
   
• Priority over non-corporate entities in sponsoring meal breaks and publicly addressing members at the conferences.

We're the only professional organization for Florida’s outdoor communicators. We invite you to be a part of FOWA so you and our members can become better acquainted.

Good fishing & good hunting!

Executive Director
Tommy Thompson
24 NW 33rd Court, Suite A
Gainesville, FL 32607
E-mail

TO JOIN: Simply download and fill out the application form and return it with your check or credit card information to the address shown. Dues are $125 per year; if joining after Sept. 1, add $20 to cover the balance of the year to Dec. 31 and add next year’s dues of $125, for a total of $145. Members are billed in December for the following calendar year.

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