Eleven budding science writers won NASW Travel Fellowships to attend the 2018 American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) annual meeting. Their reports on selected sessions are being posted on the ScienceWriters web site.
Feb. 14, 2018NASW news
The NASW Membership Committee is currently seeking several new members to help expand membership and improve benefits for existing members.
Feb. 14, 2018We're pleased to announce the brand new NASW Excellence in Institutional Writing Award. The award will honor quality, clarity, and effectiveness in institutional science writing produced by staff or freelance writers and carries a cash prize of $2,000.
Dec. 20, 2017The NASW board sent a letter to a publisher today, Dec. 13. 2017 to weigh in on an example of nonpayment affecting many of our members. Logged-in members may us the "read more" link to view the letter. The NASW Freelance Committee is currently working to find solutions to this problem frequently faced by our freelance members. If you'd like to help in that effort, please email freecom@nasw.org.
Dec. 13, 2017Student science writers from around the world have created a set of 52 stories from the World Conference of Science Journalists 2017, spanning most of the meeting's sessions and creating a valuable reference archive for journalists in the U.S. and abroad.
Dec. 12, 2017
Are you living or working in Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Arkansas or Louisiana? Thanks to an NASW Idea Grant awarded to some of your creative colleagues in Austin, Texas, the first SciCommSouth meetup for writers and communicators in the South Central region will take place in Austin on Jan. 13. Register by Nov. 15 for the early bird rate.
Nov. 6, 2017With 1,364 delegates from 70+ countries, the 10th World Conference of Science Journalists in San Francisco is looking to be a great event. Registration has closed, and there are no late or onsite registrations. Follow #wcsj2017 for updates from afar.
Oct. 20, 2017NASW student members looking for great internships — or news and science organizations looking for top interns — should plan to attend the 2018 NASW Internship Fair.
Oct. 10, 2017