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Career Updates
The NASW community celebrates the career milestones and continuing adventures of its professional and student members. Each issue, we share a roundup of awards, promotions, new jobs, travels, retirements, and other transitions of science writers in our community.
Regional Groups
ScienceWriters conferences may only happen once a year, but NASW members can find community in a regional science writers group all year round. These local professional networks—organized independently of NASW but often led by NASW members—provide exciting opportunities for bonding, learning, and sharing our common love for science writing.
Advance Copy
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.
Fishy messages and how to protect yourself
Russ Clemings, NASW cybrarian, addresses a scammer's attempt to dupe NASW members in this column in ScienceWriters magazine
2020 membership survey
During the 2020 membership renewal period (December 1, 2019 to February 29, 2020), NASW members were invited to complete an accompanying survey prepared by NASW Membership Committee co-chairs Kasha Patel and Sarah Zielinski. Here, ScienceWriters reports on the questions, a summary of responses, and observations.
Linda Zajac: Four Unofficial Guides to Minecraft
In the twilight, your enchanted bow and boots shimmer. No need to swim across the lake. Just walk on water. Elementary school-age children who enjoy the computer game Minecraft can master this skill and more with the aid of Linda Zajac’s Unofficial Guide to Minecraft Enchantments. The book is one of four new guides to different facets of Minecraft play Zajac created in only three months.
From the Director
An update from NASW Executive Director Tinsley Davis