Florida Outdoor Writers Association

 

Join the FOWA Family

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

How? FOWA is a 501(c)(3) 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, 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 outdoor pursuits. We also invite public participation with our programs related to conservation.

FOWA boasts the most prominent Corporate and Tourism Development member roster in the industry, including 3M/Scientific Anglers, Bass Pro Shops, BenelliUSA, Columbia, Bushnell, Gander Mountain, Canon Camera, Coleman, Daiwa, D.O.A. Lures, Pure Fishing, the Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission, Florida Guides Association, G. Loomis, IGFA, Leupold & Stevens, MirrOlure, O. Mustad & Sons, Smith & Wesson, Plano, PRADCO, Remington, Shakespeare, Shimano, Verizon, Winchester,, Zebco --- and on and on. CVB’s (Citrus, Lee, Charlotte, Ocala/Marion, St. Lucie, Visit Jacksonville and Seminole, for example) and resorts also belong to FOWA to better publicize what they offer to vacationers and visitors. Take a look at our website, www.fowa.org, 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 or Tourism Member of the Florida Outdoor Writers Association. We’re proud to be the nation’s largest and oldest state outdoor writers group.

Your $175 annual dues bring you:

The invitation to include corporate updates on new products, promotions and services in the monthly FOWA “Market Edge” email newsletter.

Inclusion in the FOWA Membership Directory of Active, Corporate and Tourism Members.

Unrestricted access to the membership databases for your promotional use.

An invitation to attend the FOWA Annual Conference, held each fall, which allows Corporate and Tourism Members to showcase their products, locations 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-member 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.

Have a great day in Florida’s outdoors!

Tommy Thompson
Executive Director