Pitching a story—and yourself as a writer

Virtual Skillschat
Presented by the NASW Freelance Committee
Date: Thursday, June 19
Start time: 1 p.m. Eastern / 10 a.m. Pacific
Event access link: https://www.nasw.org/virtual-events-auditorium (NASW member login required)

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Pitching is critical to a successful freelance business, but it can also be the first step to growing a broader network in the science journalism community. Nature Careers editor Kendall Powell will join freelance science journalist Virginia Gewin for a chat about pitching stories—and how to use pitches to build a fruitful journalist-editor relationship.

Kendall will share some examples of successful pitches and describe the kinds of details that pique her interest. We’ll discuss how to avoid the common trap of pitching a topic, not a story, and what new writers can do to get an editor to take a chance on them. Bring your questions and join the discussion.

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