BWI Active or Associate Member Application

Active Membership is assigned to any person who is engaged in writing, editing, publishing, broadcasting, telecasting, photography, art or lecturing, or who is employed full-time by a non-profit organization or agency and engaged in communication, conservation or promoting the recreational aspects of boating. Dues are $50 per year.

Associate Membership is available to those who work in boating in public relations, advertising or public information to promote specific products or services, and students of journalism who share an interest in the marine and/or associated fields. Dues are $60 per year.

Membership in Boating Writers International, Inc. is from January 1 through December 31.

Please provide … I am joining as an ____ Active Member; ___ Associate Member.

Your Name ______Title ______

Co. Name ______Web address ______

Address ______

City ______State/Province ______Zip/Mail Code______

Ph. (____) ______Fax (____) ______E-mail ______

I am engaged in marine communication as:

___ Newspaper Staff ___ Magazine Staff ___ Broadcast Staff ___ Website Content Provider

___ Freelance Writer ___ Author ___ Student ___ Public Relations Counselor

Specifically I am: (check all that apply):

___ Artist ___ Broadcaster ___ Manager ___ Publisher ___ Boating Writer

___ Editor ___ Photographer ___ Filmmaker ___ Book Author ___ Lecturer

___ Producer/Director ___ PR Firm ___ Other ______

SPECIALTY (Limit specialty to three or four areas). For example, “Powerboat Tests, General

Sailing, Fishing, PWC, Electronics, Profiles,” etc.

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CREDITS -- Magazine masthead title, website, book title, radio/TV show, etc. (Limit credits

to those publications to which you have sold work in the last two years).

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Email completed application to: Payment is required with application:

Use PayPal at www.bwi.org under the “join” tab

Questions? Call 847-736-4142 Or mail check to BWI, 108 Ninth St., Wilmette, IL 60091