Welcome to the Southeastern Outdoor Press Association

Do you want to convey your passion for the outdoors with greater confidence? One of the best ways to learn is to study the work of those who excel in a craft in which you aspire to participate. Start now by checking out winners of the 2021 SEOPA Excellence in Craft and Sharon Rushton Award competitions. Just click below for links to more than three dozen winning articles, audios, videos, photographs, and posts.

SEOPA 2021 EIC Winners

Tips

Good writing involves more than transferring your thoughts through the keyboard to a file. Successful writers establish good work habits early in their careers and continue to learn at every turn. Click on the link below for useful tips from one of the best outdoor writers in business today, Keith Sutton.

12 Tips for Aspiring Outdoor Writers

SEOPA has been helping communicators and allied industry representatives excel in their professions since 1964.

Organized in May 1964, SEOPA is the nation’s premier regional outdoor communicator’s organization. The organization’s purpose is outlined in its Constitution as follows:

• Promote quality communication of outdoor activities and issues.
• Promote ethical conduct in communication of outdoor activities and issues.
• Promote fellowship among persons engaged in communication of outdoor activities and issues.
• Promote education of members and the general public through communication of outdoor activities and issues.
• Promote interchange of information with other professional communication groups and organizations.