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Around The Campfire

“Around the Campfire” is Outdoor Woman Magazine’s reader forum -- an opportunity to share memorable outdoor experiences with other readers across the country. Short stories, photos, and poems are welcome.

There are a few rules, though:

Short stories: 500 words or less about an outdoor adventure you personally experienced and how it influenced your life. (i.e. gave you confidence, a new perspective, a new goal, personal accomplishment, etc.) Include related photos if possible.

Photos: High-resolution digital photos are preferred, but we can work with good quality color slides or prints. If you send prints or slides and want them returned, include a self-addressed, stamped envelope (SASE).

All types of outdoor photos are encouraged including landscapes, wildlife, flowers, and hunting or fishing photos, but they but must be high-quality and in good taste. If you submit a “kill shot”, please clean the blood off your animal (and yourself) and place the tongue in its’ mouth.

For all photos, include information about the subject or activity and the name of person(s) in photo.

Poems: 200 words or less about any facet of nature or an outdoor activity.

All submissions must be original work from amateur writers and photographers. No professional writers, photographers or reprints, please. Submission selection will be at the discretion of OWM editors. The best submission for each issue will receive a purple and gold Outdoor Woman Magazine baseball cap.

If you, or a woman you know, would like to share a story, photo or poem with us, please email aroundthecampfire@outdoorwomanmagazine.com. Hard-copy submissions can be sent to Outdoor Woman Magazine, PO Box 65519, Vancouver, WA 98665.

Deadline for the October/November/December issue is September 1.

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Congratulations Donna Rutledge of Orland Park, Illinois on her 2nd place finish in the Bassmaster Weekend Series Co-Angler Division on Pools 4 & 5 Mississippi River in Wabasha, Minnesota July 25th.

The 9th Annual “Legends of the Outdoors” National Hall of Fame Banquet and Induction Ceremony - will take place Saturday, August 14 at the Renaissance Nashville Hotel in beautiful downtown Nashville, TN. The doors will open at 10:00 a.m., enabling guests to socialize with Honorees and other attending “Legends of the Outdoors” members - the Banquet and Induction Ceremony will begin at noon.

The 2010 Induction Class consists of Judy Wong, Charlie Ingram, Peggy Vallery, Dick Cabela, Mary Cabela, and Jack Minor – posthumously. In addition, Ducks Unlimited will be recognized as the 2010 “American Outdoor Organization of the Year.”

Congratulations to Melinda Mize of Ben Lomond, Arkansas for winning the recent Bassmaster Weekend Series event on Lake Millwood, Arkansas. Click here to read story.

FLW co-angler Judy Israel of Wimauma, Florida retired in May after 14 years of tournament fishing. She retired as the only female co-angler to win 2 events on the FLW Tour. During her career she had 15 Top 10 finishes.

Congratulations to Dianna Clark of Bumpus Mills, Tennessee for her 5th place finish in the Bassmaster Central Open on the Red River June 5th.

Check out the Raleigh, NC News and Observer to read an article about women's bass fishing featuring comments from former North Carolina WBT anglers Monica Altman, Renee Brisendine, Susan Orton and Linda Berry.