Bringing a "fresh” perspective to welcome events at ScienceWriters annual meetings
SciWri23 travel grantee Nora Bradford reports on the "Fresh Faces" NASW networking socials online and in Boulder organized by Angel Kumari and Erin Rode.
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Virtual Networking Social: Trivia Contest!
This latest NASW Virtual Networking Social is brought to you by the NASW Freelance Committee.
Editors have the power to exercise leadership in science journalism through DEIJ best practices
SciWri23 travel grantee Celia Ford reports on the “How Editors Can Advance Diversity, Inclusion, Equity, Accessibility, and Justice” NASW virtual workshop session organized by Shraddha Chakradhar and Laura Helmuth.
How to build a successful science writing internship program
SciWri23 travel grantee McKenzie Prillaman reports on the “Building a Successful Internship Program: Lessons from the Field” NASW virtual workshop session organized by Tom Ulrich and Sarah Lewin Frasier.
Congratulations to Elliot Richman, winner of the 2023 NASW Diane McGurgan Service Award
The National Association of Science Writers awards its 2023 NASW Diane McGurgan Service Award for member volunteerism to Elliot Richman.
Science writers share advice on how to manage their brains and find grace
SciWri23 travel grantee Brent Foster reports on the "Brain Management for Freelancers (But Not Just for Freelancers)" NASW workshop session in Boulder organized by Julian Anna Nowogrodzki and Tara Haelle.
Lisa M. Pinsker Munoz—Women in Science Now: Stories and Strategies for Achieving Equity
Over 5000 elementary school children took part in a 1970s classic “Draw a Scientist” study. Only 28 drawings, all by girls, showed a female scientist. While many hurdles remain, growing research on bias in STEM has fostered tools and policies to boost representation and make science more just and inclusive, Lisa M.P. Munoz reports in Women in Science Now: Stories and Strategies for Achieving Equity.
Virtual Business Chat: A Primer for Authors on Book Publicity
This latest NASW Virtual Business Chat is brought to you by the NASW Advance Copy column.
Deborah Kasdan—Roll Back the World: A Sister’s Memoir
Deborah Kasdan’s sister Rachel was diagnosed with schizophrenia at age 22 in 1965. The challenges her family faced in finding helpful treatment and community resources for her prompted their father to help start the National Alliance on Mental Illness, now a widely used family support group. In Roll Back the World: A Sister’s Memoir, Kasdan illuminates her family’s experiences.