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.
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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.
