2026 NASW Summer Diversity Fellowships Announced
The National Association of Science Writers congratulates Chiara Villanueva, Emma Smith, Jamie Jiang, Julie Lee, Olivia Maule, and Pragathi Ravi on receiving a 2026 NASW Diversity Summer Fellowship.
Announcements
Meet the candidates for the 2026-2028 NASW Board election
Later this summer, elections will be held to select our next volunteers for the National Association of Science Writers Board of Directors, who will serve during the 2026-2028 term.
Jun. 25, 2026
Russ Clemings, NASW Cybrarian, retires
Russ Clemings, NASW's Cybrarian, is closing up his web contracting business in a few short weeks on June 30. NASW has been lucky enough to have Russ' services since 2005. That's 21 years of being in the best of hands.
Jun. 16, 2026
Announcing the 2025 NASW Excellence in Institutional Writing Award winners
The National Association of Science Writers and its Awards Committee are pleased to announce the winners of the 2025 NASW Excellence in Institutional Writing Awards.
ScienceWriters2025 early bird discount ends Oct. 1; new workshop added
Deal alerts! The early bird discount for the ScienceWriters conference ends on Oct. 1 for the online and in-person events. We’ve added a new pre-conference workshop on data journalism and more discounted hotel rooms. Register today to join us!
Announcing the 2025 NASW Science in Society Journalism Award winners
The National Association of Science Writers and its Awards Committee are pleased to announce the winners of the 2025 NASW Science in Society Journalism Awards. This year, NASW is awarding prizes in six categories: Books, Science Reporting, Science Features, Longform Narratives, Series, and Commentary.
2025 NASW Diversity Summer Fellowships celebrate six trainees pursuing science writing internships
The National Association of Science Writers congratulates Anna Hu, Annika Inampudi, Celina Zhao, Elizabeth Walsh, Gaea Cabico, and Pratik Pawar on receiving their 2025 NASW Diversity Summer Fellowships.
2025 David Perlman Virtual Mentoring Program
This summer, NASW is again offering its virtual summer mentoring program for graduate and undergraduate students. The program is named for longtime science writer and past NASW president David Perlman.
ScienceWriters2025 to be held in Chicago November 7-9
The National Association of Science Writers and the Council for the Advancement of Science Writing are excited to announce that ScienceWriters2025 will take place in Chicago, November 7–9, at the Marriott Chicago O’Hare.