A W A R D S
Folio’s 2017 Eddie Award for Outdoor-Sports Single Article
Western Publishing Association Maggie Awards Best Feature Article finalist, May 2014 edition of Canoe & Kayak
Colorado Associated Press Editors and Reporters Association, Honorable Mention Sports Story, 2006-2007 By Dave Shively. Originally published in the Steamboat Pilot
V I D E O P R O D U C T I O N A R C H I V E S
V I D E O P R O D U C T I O N A R C H I V E S
A 2016 Veterans Day preview of an ongoing series of veteran-paddler profiles for Canoe & Kayak
Produced four-part international short film/story series and social media campaign for title sponsor Expedia and three other brand partners.
Managed, scripted and produced the content and video program for the 2016 Canoe & Kayak Awards.
E D I T E D W O R K
Copyedited and formatted comprehensive, large-format paddling guidebook to 11 regions in Washington and Oregon.
A Tim Horton's Rendezvous during Mike Ranta's single-season voyage across Canada By David Jackson. From the March 2015 edition of Canoe & Kayak
To understand a used and abused drainage, two friends resolved to paddle the Colorado River from its headwaters down. Twice. Back-to-back in historic high- and low-water years. Knowing where the river starts and where it ends would help. By Zak Podmore Feature story originally published in Canoe & Kayak magazine's June 2013 edition.
ATHLETE ASSIGNMENTS
Canoe & Kayak's May 2014 edition Aquaphile Essay from the Field By Todd Wells
A pumped-up journey through Central America with bikes and boards Story by Victor Myers / Photos by Pete McDermott Originally published in SUP magazine's Fall 2011 edition
Essay from June 2013 Canoe & Kayak. By Mark Kalch
G E A R
Wilderness Paddle-Camping Essentials from the July 2014 issue of 'Canoe & Kayak'
Four rafts reviewed in the 2010 issue of 'Canoe & Kayak Whitewater'
The SUP surf-tour gear haul How to pack for an overnight standup paddleboard trip. From Fall 2009 Standup Paddler (Action Sports Group/Canoe & Kayak), based on our trip down the rugged Big Sur coastline.
F U N N Y
We don't know this guy ... Words: Dave Shively / Photo: Mike Leeds
Trial by error is a funny thing. By Dave Shively / Photos by Woody Welch Originally publish in Canoe & Kayak magazine's 2009 Beginner's Guide
Canoe & Kayak magazine's annual Whitewater issue reviews a rundown of the latest wet and drysutis, along with a slew of gear and quiver of five new kayaks.
T H R O W B A C K
The casual passerby poses a valid question: Are you guys rafting or spelunking? A first-person tale of a ramshackle team's run at the 2008 U.S. Rafting Association National Championship. By Dave Shively, first published in the June 2009 edition of Canoe & Kayak magazine.
.. Of Whitewater SUP By Dave Shively This is an op-ed analysis of the state of the fledgling, niche action sport of whitewater standup paddleboarding I penned in 2009, which originally ran in the debut (Spring 2010) edition of SUP magazine.
Girl Wins Dental Agency Coloring Contest "Kelly Knez can put another notch in her belt of coloring victories ... " This is one of the very first stories I got paid to write in a professional journalism capacity for the Craig Daily Press, where I broke hard news (part-time) as a general assignment reporter in spring 2006.