Printable VersionAug. 17, 2012 – The Louisiana Outdoor Writers Association (LOWA) honored members during the group’s 67th annual conference, Aug. 10-11 in Chalmette. The honorees were selected for awards in the association’s 2012 Excellence in Craft (EIC) competition.
The EIC contest, which recognizes excellence within eight categories of outdoor-related communications, has been held continuously since 1945. Member entries for the 2012 competition were judged by members of the Outdoor Writers of Ohio.
LOWA membership includes newspaper and magazine writers, editors, columnists, photographers, radio and television broadcast journalists, wildlife artists, internet journalists, book authors, videographers and public relations specialists.
For more detailed information about the competition or LOWA, visit www.laoutdoorwriters.com. The winners and sponsors of the 2012 EIC competition by category:
Magazine Short Feature (less than 1000 words)
1st Chris Holmes: Chandeleur Shark
2nd Deborah Burst: Knee Deep in Alligators
3rd Jerald Horst: Mustard Boiled Crawfish
Co-Sponsors: LA Forestry Association and LA Association of Professional Biologists
Magazine Regular Feature (more than 1,000 words)
1st John Flores: Delta Young Guns
2nd Steve McNemar: Retrieving Memories
3rd Butch Thurmond: The Harvest
Co-Sponsors: LA Charter Boat Association and Category 5 Outdoors
Newspaper Article
1st John Flores: What are the chances?
2nd Lyle Johnson: Noodles, but not Pasta
3rd John Flores: My Summer with Elizabeth
Sponsor: Louisiana Sportsman Magazine
Broadcast (radio or television)
1st Paradise Louisiana Team: Chris Macaluso, Gary Krouse, Chris LeCoq
Episode broadcast Feb. 16, 2012 - “Vanishing Paradise”
2nd Glynn Harris: Episode broadcast Jan. 27, 2012 - “Gene Amons”
3rd Hunt Fish Talk Team: Wendy Billiot, Don Dubuc, Lyle Johnson, Steve McNemar
Episode broadcast April 21, 2012
Sponsor: National Wild Turkey Federation – LA Chapter
Electronic Media
1st John Flores: Making Headcounts – One Strand at a Time
2nd David Moreland: Mast Boom Means Boom for Wildlife
3rd Wendy Billiot: Two Years and 11 Crosses Later
Sponsor: CCA Louisiana
Black and White Still Photograph
1st John Flores: Strong and Capable
2nd Jerald Horst: Gotcha
3rd Lyle Johnson: Intensity in the Duck Blind
Sponsor: Bass Anglers Sportsman Society and General Motors
Color Still Photograph
1st John Flores: Mother’s Love
2nd Rex Caffey: Luring Leviathans
3rd Jerald Horst: Stuffing the Box
Sponsor: Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Foundation
Book
1st Jerald Horst: Game Warden – On Patrol in Louisiana
2nd Jerald Horst: The Louisiana Seafood Bible – Crawfish
3rd David Moreland: Louisiana Whitetails
Sponsor: Lafayette Convention and Visitors Commission
The Department of Wildlife and Fisheries is charged with managing and protecting Louisiana's abundant natural resources. For more information, visit us at www.wlf.louisiana.gov onFacebook at www.facebook.com/ldwffb or follow us on Twitter @LDWF.
For more information, contact Chris Holmes at 504-495-8189 or cholmes@att.net, or Bo Boehringer at 225-765-5115 or bboehringer@wlf.la.gov.