$15,000 in Idea Grant Funding Awarded
Five projects aimed at fostering diversity in science writing and helping science writers navigate complex data on the pandemic were selected to receive Peggy Girshman Idea Grants.
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Interested in science writing for kids?
NASW has created a new email discussion group for science writers who are interested in writing for kids.
Excellence in Instutitional Writing Award entries open now
Entries for the 2021 Excellence in Institutional Writing Awards are open. The NASW Excellence in Institutional Writing Awards were established to recognize high-caliber publicly accessible science writing produced on behalf of an institution or other non-media organization.
Entries for this year’s Science in Society Journalism Awards open now
Entries for the 2021 Science in Society Journalism Awards are open now. With cash prizes, no entry fees for members, and submissions open to members and non-members alike, we hope that you enter your best work from this year and encourage your colleagues to enter, too. Entries close Feb. 1, 2021.
Tinsley Davis named 2020 AAAS Fellow
Tinsley Davis, executive director of the National Association of Science Writers, has been named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).
NASW-NWU partnership resolves another nonpayment grievance case
When a publication folds and writers get ghosted on payment for their work, NASW’s Grievance Partnership with the National Writers Union (NWU) can help.
Alla Katsnelson and Jyoti Madhusoodanan recognized for outstanding service
Each year, NASW recognizes a volunteer or volunteers who went beyond the call of duty with its Diane McGurgan Service Award.
NASW Diversity Reporting Grant recipients announced
Congratulations to Chandra Bozelko, Ambika Chawla, Jesse Kathan, Ciara Reyes-Ton, and reporting duo Elora Apantaku and Charmaine Runes, on being selected as recipients of NASW’s new Diversity Reporting Grants.
Science writers share insights on reporting on the pandemic
In today’s cluttered, digital-first media environment, the pressure to break news fast leaves little time for many reporters to do deep dives and big picture stories on the COVID-19 pandemic. Three science writers with very different approaches to grappling with this issue shared insights into their reporting tactics in an October 7 webinar organized by NASW Program Committee volunteers Jill Adams, Eli Kintisch, Cassandra Willyard, and Siri Carpenter.