With NASW funding, freelance creatives give voice to those seeking to be seen and heard
Our 2021 Diversity Reporting Grant recipients reflect on their successes, lessons, and hopes from the journalistic endeavors they each pursued with NASW support.
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NASW completes 2022 Freelance Science Writer Compensation Survey
The National Association of Science Writers and its Freelance Committee have completed their latest survey of freelance science writer historical compensation.
Registration open for ScienceWriters2022—the annual gathering for professionals in science news
Registration has opened for the ScienceWriters2022 annual conference.
NASW board election instructions, Sept. 15
NASW Members: We invite you to a special Member Meeting on Thursday, September 15 at 2 PM ET on Zoom. This virtual gathering will be a chance for everyone to meet our board candidates and toast our retiring board members — as well as an opportunity for networking and catching up with one another. We hope to see you there!
#SciWri22 conference grants available: Apply by August 30
Each year NASW offers a number of travel grants to help colleagues in need attend our ScienceWriters conference and other professional development opportunities. This year we are supporting needs for both virtual and in-person attendees. In addition, our colleagues and friends at the Council for Advancement of Science Writing are offering travel grants.
COVID-19 policy for ScienceWriters2022 annual meeting announced
Vaccination and masking requirements for attending the Memphis portion of ScienceWriters2022 are now available online.
Three rising science writers receive 2022 NASW Diversity Summer Fellowships
Funding from the National Association of Science Writers is providing promising trainees with supplemental stipends to pursue their journalism training.
2022 Idea Grants will nurture career transitions and regional networking
Two projects will receive NASW Idea Grants funding in 2022 to kickstart career development and networking programs serving science writers.
Meet the candidates for the 2022-2024 NASW board
Later this year, elections will be held to select our next volunteers for the NASW board of directors, serving the 2022-2024 term. Voting is open to all current NASW members with Professional membership.