We are pleased to announce the winners of the 2017-2018 Peggy Girshman Idea Grant program sponsored by the National Association of Science Writers. The Grants Committee received 20 applications in this round and awarded a total of $25,000 to four recipients.
Feb. 27, 2018NASW news
People are living longer than ever, but are these added years good ones? Research has provided drugs and lifestyle recommendations about diet and exercise that let us live longer, yet many people spend those extra years suffering from dementia.
Feb. 22, 2018Eleven budding science writers won NASW Travel Fellowships to attend the 2018 American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) annual meeting. Their reports on selected sessions are being posted on the ScienceWriters web site.
Feb. 14, 2018The NASW Membership Committee is currently seeking several new members to help expand membership and improve benefits for existing members.
Feb. 14, 2018We're pleased to announce the brand new NASW Excellence in Institutional Writing Award. The award will honor quality, clarity, and effectiveness in institutional science writing produced by staff or freelance writers and carries a cash prize of $2,000.
Dec. 20, 2017The NASW board sent a letter to a publisher today, Dec. 13. 2017 to weigh in on an example of nonpayment affecting many of our members. Logged-in members may us the "read more" link to view the letter. The NASW Freelance Committee is currently working to find solutions to this problem frequently faced by our freelance members. If you'd like to help in that effort, please email freecom@nasw.org.
Dec. 13, 2017Student science writers from around the world have created a set of 52 stories from the World Conference of Science Journalists 2017, spanning most of the meeting's sessions and creating a valuable reference archive for journalists in the U.S. and abroad.
Dec. 12, 2017