Outdoor Writers Association of America
A nearly hundred year old fellowship of people whose craft is telling the story of the outdoors, holding each other to a standard while they do it.
Peer societies
Five societies Outdoor Writers Association of America is read alongside.
SATW
Society of American Travel Writers
A seventy year old society that both certifies the craft of travel storytelling and stands as the meeting…
4 companies named
NASW
National Association of Science Writers
The professional community of science writers that connects science and society and defends the craft of its…
USBWA
United States Basketball Writers Association
The professional guild of America's college basketball writers, protecting press access and members'…
2 companies named
ITW
International Thriller Writers
A global fellowship of thriller authors who sharpen one another's craft, learn the business of publishing…
12 companies named
RWA
Romance Writers of America
A national trade association for career focused romance writers, advancing their business interests through…
Who backs OWAA
Every company Outdoor Writers Association of America names publicly as a supporter, exactly as published. Companies also named by other associations on Sociogene come first.
| Company | Support as published | Also named by |
|---|---|---|
| Friesens Publishing | Award sponsor | ECPA IBPA SMC |
Sources: 1 published list, read September 2026
2026 Excellence in Craft Awards sponsors. Read September 28, 2026. Award category sponsors; Pew Charitable Trusts (nonprofit) omitted. Supporting Group roster not published.
Who backs Outdoor Writers Association of America's peers, but not Outdoor Writers Association of America
Companies named publicly by at least one of Outdoor Writers Association of America's five peer societies, and not found in Outdoor Writers Association of America's reviewed public records.
| Company | SATW | USBWA | ITW | Peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allianz Travel | Named | 1 of 3 | ||
| audible_logo_small.jpg | Named | 1 of 3 | ||
| ESPN | Named | 1 of 3 | ||
| forge-round-web.jpg | Named | 1 of 3 | ||
| Grand-Central-web.jpg | Named | 1 of 3 | ||
| Hachette-logo-web.jpg | Named | 1 of 3 | ||
| iconsportswire.com (logo link) | Named | 1 of 3 | ||
| KAA-logo-large.jpg | Named | 1 of 3 | ||
| level-best-books-ticker.jpg | Named | 1 of 3 | ||
| LRA-NEW-Logo-web.jpg | Named | 1 of 3 | ||
| Medjet Assist | Named | 1 of 3 | ||
| minotaur2_bar.jpg | Named | 1 of 3 | ||
| pipeline-banner-med.jpg | Named | 1 of 3 | ||
| st-martins-press_bar.png | Named | 1 of 3 | ||
| TPG_web.jpg | Named | 1 of 3 | ||
| UNSQ_square_web.jpg | Named | 1 of 3 | ||
| UnTours | Named | 1 of 3 | ||
| WindStar Cruises | Named | 1 of 3 |
The outside view
A nearly hundred year old fellowship of people whose craft is telling the story of the outdoors, holding each other to a standard while they do it.
- Consensus
- Preserve
- Inward
- Volunteer
Their shape
The Guild
Where mastery is the price of belonging.
The Guild is the keeper of a craft and its standards, where belonging means meeting a real bar. Its gift is depth and trusted expertise, its challenge is opening up to newcomers and new ways.
Also reads toward The Legacy and The Movement.
Strengths
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