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The NASW Education Committee will again sponsor the annual "Mentoring at AAAS" program in February, and we need your help. The program matches a veteran journalist or public information officer with a novice science writer or a student in a graduate science writing program. For 2006, the program will be offered at the AAAS annual meeting in St. Louis. (Feb. 16-20).
Writing and reading assignments aren't the only tools for teaching science writing. This page offers examples of exercises your students can do in class.
Many teachers supplement their text reading assignments with other materials, such as those listed here.
A course in science writing can include instruction on everything from embargoes to statistics. Follow this link for suggestions.
Looking for a text or book for your students? Find a list of recommended books on this page.
Where can you find story ideas? Should you send stories on spec? How should you track your time? Two veteran freelances address these and other questions.
Negotiating a contract can be the most gut-churning part of being a freelance. In this article, reprinted from Freelance Success, Jennifer Pirtle offers sound advice and personal tips for arriving at agreement without knuckling under or burning your bridges.