The Freelance Committee is pleased to announce that Words' Worth is the winner of the contest to name the new NASW Markets Database.
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Here are some of the highlights of the NASW board discussions and activities in the last few months. In a saucy flouting of journalistic best practices, these are in no particular order.
A number of you raised concerns about unusually restrictive media policies for the upcoming Control of Influenza VI conference in Toronto, June 17-23, including plans to charge media a $675 admission fee.
The new NASW market database is coming into the world without a name. We need your help to give it one! In China, where babies don't get names for a full month after they are born, the grandparents or a fortune teller name the baby at a special naming ceremony.
The NASW Freelance Committee is proud to announce the launch of the NASW Rates-and-Terms Database. The database is for all NASW members (join here) who freelance or would like to. It allows NASW members to anonymously exchange information about the freelance science writing market.
Thanks to the AAAS Golden Fund, NASW was able to select 10 undergraduate recipients to receive a $1000 travel stipend to attend the AAAS meeting in Seattle. All the students had demonstrated a commitment to science writing through their studies or extracurricular activities.
The NASW Education Committee put on two of its most important yearly projects at the AAAS meeting in San Francisco Feb. 16 to 18. The mentorship program and internship fair both enjoyed one of their most successful years ever.
There once was a man from Spokane Who knew that Spokane rhymes with man. The workshops are there, October this year, Your presence will make it just grand.