The National Association of Science Writers (NASW) and the Council for the Advancement of Science Writing (CASW) are proud to invite you to ScienceWriters2025 — the annual conference serving science writing professions and professionals in the United States and beyond. Locations and dates to be announced soon. Session proposals due in March.
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On February 5, 2025, NASW co-signed a letter to U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Edward R. Martin, Jr. and congressional leaders. Martin had made public statements threatening to prosecute journalists reporting factual information surrounding the Department of Government Efficiency.
The National Association of Science Writers addresses the current external communications freeze for agencies within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Marie Zhuikov —The Path of Totality: Stories & A Novella
A lonely teenaged girl leading a birding tour in a northern Minnesota peat-moss bog finds a mummified Viking boy. A college biology student loses his way on a biosphere tour, finds he is locked in, and faces a creepy night. In The Path of Totality: Stories & A Novella, Marie Zhuikov draws on her experience as a science writer to craft stories that slip from real-world settings to science fiction.
Community Wellness Check-in
This NASW Virtual Community Wellness Check-in is brought to you by the NASW Freelance Committee.
Burnout: Causes and Remedies for Science Communicators
This Virtual Networking Social: Mental Health Workshop is brought to you by the NASW Freelance Committee.
Jessica Fries-Gaither—Wild Wonderings: Scientists and Their Questions
“Questions aren’t just for scientists,” Jessica Fries-Gaither tells readers aged 3-5 in Wild Wonderings: Scientists and Their Questions She describes in short verses the studies Mary Leakey, Stephen Hawking, Adriana Ocampo, and six other scientists conducted. She also gives children advice on how to turn observations into questions, decide how to pursue answers, and conduct simple research.
Desk Notes Newsletter, 2025 Link Archives
Links to 2025 editions of the NASW Desk Notes Newsletter.