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Desk Notes
News from the National Association of Science Writers
January 15, 2020 – Vol. 2, No. 1

Have you herd?

It's time to submit your session idea for October’s ScienceWriters2020 meeting in Colorado. We need your help creating great professional development workshops as well as hybrid “Science + Science Writing” sessions and plenaries. If you've never proposed a session before, the NASW Programs Committee has put together this best practices guide.

SUBMIT BY MARCH 1

Meet the NASW Travel Fellows to AAAS

Congratulations to the 2020 NASW Travel Fellows to the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Annual Meeting, set for Feb. 13-16 in Seattle. These 10 undergraduate students and two graduate students were selected from a competitive pool of applicants.

MEET THE FELLOWS

Students: NASW will offer its popular mentoring program and internship fair during next month's AAAS Annual Meeting in Seattle. Learn more.

Volunteers get the job done

NASW relies on the dedication and hard work of volunteers throughout the year. Without the time and efforts of these members, NASW’s programming, member resources, awards, grants, and mentorship opportunities wouldn’t exist. In 2019, more than 300 volunteers served on 13 active committees, in addition to the volunteer Board.

READ ABOUT THEIR WORK

Submit your work for our #SciWriAwards

Entries for NASW’s 2020 Science in Society Journalism Awards and Excellence in Institutional Writing Awards are now open. With cash prizes of $2,000 and no entry fees for NASW members and members of minority journalism associations, we hope you’ll enter your best work from 2019 and encourage your colleagues to do the same.

ENTER BY FEB. 1

Freelancers: Are you concerned about how AB-5 and similar laws will affect you? Join a panel discussion hosted by the National Writers Union and the Authors Guild; the event in New York will be livestreamed on Facebook.

Meet a new member

Natalie Rogers, a communications specialist at the University of New Mexico and a new addition to the NASW community, shares #WhySciWri in this short Q&A.

MEET NATALIE

Did you know?

NASW has made arrangements for members to access the full text of articles in several scientific journals, including Elsevier's ScienceDirect, the Wiley Online Library, and Annual Reviews.

UNLOCK ACCESS

Read this step-by-step guide from Nieman Lab on how news outlets can share power with underserved communities.

Learn how Vox used video to explain the science behind the first photo of a black hole in this videogram from The Open Notebook.

It's time to renew

Extend your NASW membership by Jan. 31 to save $20 and retain your membership benefits. Then share why other students and professionals should join using #WhySciWri.

RENEW TODAY

Advance Copy

Sergio Pistoi shares insights about writing and publishing DNA Nation, his new book on direct-to-consumer genomics, in the latest edition of "Advance Copy" by NASW book editor Lynne Lamberg.

This compilation of tips from the Poynter archives will help you become a better writer.

An interview featured on PRI's Living on Earth explores what it takes to write about science for the general public.

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Desk Notes Newsletter, January 15, 2020