Wilson da Silva
Journalist
Address: PO Box 589, Surry Hills 2010, Sydney Australia
Tel: +61 (0) 2 9219 2500 | Fax: +61 (0) 2 9281 2360 |
Wilson da Silva is editor of Cosmos, a monthly popular science features magazine based in Australia.
A former foreign correspondent for Reuters, he has been an on-air reporter/producer for the science program Quantum on Australia's ABC TV, a correspodent for London's New Scientist magazine, a staff journalist on The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald newspapers, science editor of ABC Online, and he is a former managing editor of the magazines Newton, 21C and Science Spectra.
The winner of 15 journalism and film awards, he has also written and produced two prize-winning documentaries, including The Diplomat.
Currently president of the World Federation of Science Journalists, he is a former president of the Australian Science Communicators and of The Australian Museum Society, and has served on the board of the Australian Society of Authors.
Professional Associations
- International Science Writers' Association
- National Association of Science Writers (USA)
- Australian Science Communicators
- American Society of Journalist and Authors
- Australian Society of Authors
- Foreign Correspondents' Association
- Australian Journalists' Association (Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance)
Publishing Credits
Magazines
Australia: The Financial Review Magazine, Newton Magazine, The Weekend Australian Magazine, Business Review Weekly, Australian Biotechnology News, Australian Author, Black+White, Studio for Men, HQ Magazine, 21C Magazine, Asian Business Review, Reader's Digest, Geo Magazine. United States: The Nation, Science, Life Sciences: Business & Technology Review, Science Spectra. Europe: New Scientist and Pathways.
Newspapers
Australia: The Age, The Sydney Morning Herald, The Sunday Age, The Australian Financial Review, The Canberra Times, The Australian, The Courier-Mail, The West Australian, The Adelaide Advertiser, The Republican, The Australasian. New Zealand: The New Zealand Herald. China: The South China Morning Post. Portugal: Diário de Notíçias.
Online
The Lab - ABC Online, ScienceNOW - Science Magazine, NewScientist Online, The American Reporter.
This page and its contents are © 2005 Wilson da Silva. All rights reserved. Last updated January 2005.