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Networking social: Freelancer meetup

The NASW Freelance Committee virtual meetup on Feb. 5 will be an open networking social with small group discussions in breakout rooms.

Barbara Gastel—Medical Editing: A Guide to Learning the Craft and Building Your Career

Medical editing is a helping profession that benefits publishers, authors, patients, the media, and the public, Barbara Gastel asserts in Medical Editing: A Guide to Learning the Craft and Building Your Career. Her book aims to introduce the field, foster readers’ core knowledge and skills, and describe career possibilities. “Even the best writers,” she says, “benefit from the input of an editor.”

Marie Zhuikov—High Fire Danger: Poems of Love and Nature

“My body contains more Neanderthal DNA variants than 87% of the rest of customers in the 23andMe database,” Marie Zhuikov reports in her poem, “Unwitting Neanderthals.” It appears in High Fire Danger: Poems of Love & Nature”, a collection of works written during Zhuikov’s three decades as a science writer for Wisconsin Sea Grant. Another poem, “Lake Superior Auntie,” recounts that experience.

Congratulations to Virginia Gewin, winner of the 2025 NASW Diane McGurgan Service Award

This year, the National Association of Science Writers awarded its annual Diane McGurgan Service Award to NASW member Virginia Gewin. Gewin was recognized by the NASW Board of Directors for more than a decade of volunteer service to NASW.

Dec. 2, 2025

Submit by Feb. 1: Entries open for NASW’s annual awards

Each year, the #SciWriAwards recognize some of the best works in science journalism and science writing, as judged by fellow science journalists and science writers. Deadline to enter is Feb. 1, 2026.

A letter to our members

As we gathered online and in person for ScienceWriters2025, we were once again reminded of the immense power and joy that comes from community. At the same time, we want to acknowledge the immense challenges facing our industry and our communities.

Virtual skills chat: Navigating neurodiversity

The NASW Freelance Committee has organized a special workshop to get 2026 off to a great start. Whether you are neurodiverse or not, this workshop will offer practical tips, which could help you as a freelancer—or help you interact more successfully with a loved one or coworker.

Announcing SciWri2026 in Oregon

The National Association of Science Writers (NASW) and the Council for the Advancement of Science Writing (CASW) are pleased to announce that the ScienceWriters2026 conference will be hosted in partnership with Oregon State University in Corvallis next fall.

Nov. 21, 2025

Thank you for a great SciWri2025!

ScienceWriters2025 is a wrap! Thank you to the ~500 attendees that braved the shutdown and the weather to join us in Chicago for four jam-packed days of workshops, panels, tours, networking, and more.

Nov. 20, 2025

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