In 2019, Wudan Yan and Jenni Gritters planted an idea for a new podcast to help writers and editors navigate the trickiest parts of running a freelance business. Growing their idea would require lots of sunshine, copious water, and a green thumb for audio production that neither of them had. Fortunately, about a month after coming up with the idea, Yan saw a call for applications for NASW’s Peggy Girshman Idea Grant program.
NASW’s new Conflict of Interest Resource aims to inform science writers about behaviors or practices that may raise concerns and how to navigate them.
As excited as we are to get together in person, we want to embrace the elements of virtual that allow more of us to connect. Enter ScienceWriters2021, a hybrid conference.
Sheeva Azma, a freelance writer/editor and founder of Fancy Comma, LLC, has created a functional home office with thrift store finds and inexpensive accessories.
Greetings NASW members,
Someone asked me recently what I had learned from the pandemic.
Each year when NASW members renew their membership, they are asked to fill out a survey that has been prepared by the Membership Committee.
A roundup of news included in the Summer/Fall 2020 edition of ScienceWriters magazine:
The Finance Committee meets almost every month to review NASW finances, including quarterly reviews of the organization’s income and expenditures.
Each issue we feature one of NASW’s many volunteer-led committees as a refresher on their role and ongoing efforts on behalf of our member community.
For the past 18 months, NASW members have been sharing their experiences living and working through the coronavirus pandemic in our COVID-19 Time Capsule. It’s a patchwork quilt of entries from U.S.
Your cybrarian doesn’t have much to report for the last few months. At least nothing dramatic.
Rodney Lee “Patrick” Young (1937-2021), a veteran Washington science writer, died January 4, 2021, after a long illness and a bout with the coronavirus.
The NASW community celebrates the career milestones and continuing adventures of its professional and student members.
ScienceWriters conferences may only happen once a year, but NASW members can find community in a regional science writers group all year round.
For this column, NASW book editor Lynne Lamberg asks NASW authors to tell how they came up with the idea for their book, developed a proposal, found an agent and publisher, funded and conducted research, and put the book together.
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ScienceWriters magazine is devoted to reporting and commentary on issues in science journalism and communications, and to the special interests of members of the National Association of Science Writers (NASW). Issues are produced twice yearly. Read a sample issue.
Redesigned in 2019, the new ScienceWriters is equal parts newswire, business journal, and alumni magazine, and features vibrant colors, fresh typefaces, and original illustrations. The updated layout includes familiar departments, like member news and regional happenings, alongside new sections that highlight the benefits of NASW membership and trusted tools of our trade.
ScienceWriters is currently edited by Ben Young Landis, assistant executive director of NASW. Previously, Sarah Nightingale edited the publication from 2019 to 2022. Lynne Friedmann served as editor for 18 years prior, and Howard Lewis was editor for 17 years before that. Other previous editors include Barbara Culliton, Mark Bloom, and Jerry Bishop.
NASW members can browse and search the full text of all issues of ScienceWriters issues since Fall 1995.
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