Announcing the 2025 NASW Excellence in Institutional Writing Award winners
The National Association of Science Writers and its Awards Committee are pleased to announce the winners of the 2025 NASW Excellence in Institutional Writing Awards.
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ScienceWriters2025 early bird discount ends Oct. 1; new workshop added
Deal alerts! The early bird discount for the ScienceWriters conference ends on Oct. 1 for the online and in-person events. We’ve added a new pre-conference workshop on data journalism and more discounted hotel rooms. Register today to join us!
Sep. 30, 2025
Announcing the 2025 NASW Science in Society Journalism Award winners
The National Association of Science Writers and its Awards Committee are pleased to announce the winners of the 2025 NASW Science in Society Journalism Awards. This year, NASW is awarding prizes in six categories: Books, Science Reporting, Science Features, Longform Narratives, Series, and Commentary.
Registration open for ScienceWriters2025 — the annual conference for professionals in science news
Registration is now open for the ScienceWriters2025 conference!
Sep. 3, 2025
2025 NASW Diversity Summer Fellowships celebrate six trainees pursuing science writing internships
The National Association of Science Writers congratulates Anna Hu, Annika Inampudi, Celina Zhao, Elizabeth Walsh, Gaea Cabico, and Pratik Pawar on receiving their 2025 NASW Diversity Summer Fellowships.
2025 David Perlman Virtual Mentoring Program
This summer, NASW is again offering its virtual summer mentoring program for graduate and undergraduate students. The program is named for longtime science writer and past NASW president David Perlman.
May 9, 2025
ScienceWriters2025 to be held in Chicago November 7-9
The National Association of Science Writers and the Council for the Advancement of Science Writing are excited to announce that ScienceWriters2025 will take place in Chicago, November 7–9, at the Marriott Chicago O’Hare.
Apr. 28, 2025
Eight NASW authors featured at Tucson Festival of Books, March 15-16
Eight NASW authors—a record number—spoke about their books at the Tucson Festival of Books March 15-16. They include Vince Beiser, Sadie Dingfelder, Nell Greenfieldboyce, Heather Hansen, Leigh Ann Henion, Ferris Jabr, Mary-Frances O'Connor, and Lynne Peeples.
Mar. 19, 2025
ScienceWriters2025 conference
An update for the science-writing community about a change regarding this year’s conference, ScienceWriters2025.
Mar. 5, 2025