Enter! Enter! 🏆🏆 Global outlets and institutions are eligible and membership is not required. Deadline: Feb 1 #SciWriAwards

The Sick Times is looking for a new podcast and social media producer to join our remote team part-time! This producer will revive our weekly podcast, Still Here, help expand our social media presence, and assist with other editorial tasks. Deadline: Jan 20 Details: bit.ly/4prJkjy

The Science in Society Journalism Awards & Excellence in Institutional Writing Awards are open until Feb 1. If you're reflecting upon your own work, or have been moved by the work of another, please consider submitting to the awards. www.nasw.org/article/subm... #SciWriAwards @sciencewriters.org

DEAL ALERT: Thinking of joining the #SciWri community and becoming an NASW member? Save $$ by applying before January 5 when our introductory rates for new members increase for 2026. Visit www.nasw.org/join#SciWrito learn more and apply.

WINTER PROJECT ALERT: Enter your best work from 2025 in the National Association of Science Writers' Science in Society Journalism Awards or Excellence in Institutional Writing Awards by February 1, 2026. Discounted entry fees for members. Membership not required:

We're working on a brief write-up of this event and would love to hear from readers/community members who watched, particularly anyone with personal experience and/or expertise in Lyme! Email/signal info in my bio.

Planning to submit to NASW's Science in Society Journalism Awards? 🏆🏆 Do you have questions? Chances are, we've got you covered! Find the answers to the most common questions here: www.nasw.org/page/nasw-sc... #SciWriAwards @sciencewriters.org

ANNOUNCEMENT: The National Association of Science Writers once again welcome entries for our journalism awards and our institutional writing awards. Submit #SciWriAwards nominations on behalf of yourself, peers, colleagues, or mentees by February 1, 2026: www.nasw.org/article...

You can win a prize for writing done as a #media relations pro, or #PIO for college or #research ctr. (Also for #journalism) Apply!!!

#SciWriAwards Alert 🏆! It's that time of the year again! NASW's Science in Society Journalism Awards and the Excellence in Institutional Writing Awards are now open until Feb. 1. Submit your best work, or nominate a fellow science writer! www.nasw.org/article/subm... @sciencewriters.org

FYI, I have updated the section of my site where I give basic information about #kidlit agents--what they do, how to find one, how to assess their website, resources to use. You can start here: www.underdown.org/agents.htm

#SciWri25 online events begin today! Not able to join us in Chicago? Want to add to your in-person conference experience? Join us online October 22-24 for a bespoke slate of professional development sessions covering entrepreneurial science writing, AI and more.

NEW AWARD ALERT: Enter your boundary-pushing #sciwri visual storytelling by Oct. 24.

#SciWri25 starts today! sciencewriters2025.org/schedule/

Congratulations to the winners! #SciWriAwards 🏆

Honored to have won an @sciencewriters.org "Science in Society" award for my @newscientist.com story on the Panama Canal's chronic water shortages. It's something the canal's visionary builders never imagined would be possible in one of the rainiest parts of the planet...

A book on a workplace cancer epidemic by Public Health Watch founder Jim Morris has won the 2025 Science-in-Society award from the National Association of Science Writers. publichealthwatch.org/2025/09/30/c...

Here they are! Congratulations to the winners of the 2025 Science in Society Journalism Awards! 🏆 #SciWriAwards

Media professionals can now register for complimentary #SfN25 press credentials! Access embargoed content, gather sources, and find story ideas at the largest neuroscience meeting in the world. 🔗 vist.ly/3297k #journalismsky #neurosky #neuroskyence #scicomms #academicsky #scisky #medsky

Scientists who studied drunken bats’ ability to fly, zebra stripes painted on cows, and Teflon as a zero-calorie food additive were among those who took home top honors at the 35th #IgNobel Prize ceremony. cen.acs.org/education/sc... #chemsky 🧪

New toolkit for reporters! Check out SciLine's resources for covering vaccines responsibly in 2025, an essential guide for local reporters navigating vaccine coverage! bit.ly/46axrsc

I still remember the first Onion story I read. Picking up the paper in the a.m. & savoring it through the day is a core memory. Far past its inception, the Onion continued to be distributed for free on campus — I was told that it was a loving thank you from the founding members. @theonion.com

GRANT DEADLINE TOMORROW: Indigenous journalists and communicators are invited to apply for funding to attend the #SciWri25 conference in Chicago Nov 7-9—up to $2,000 to help cover costs and expenses. Learn more and apply no later than Sept 3: sciencewriters2025.o...#SciWri25

APPLICATION DEADLINE TODAY! We have Community Support Grants available to help offsets the costs of attending #SciWri25 in person or virtually. NASW membership not required to apply Learn more and fill out the short application: sciencewriters2025.o...#SciWri25 Deadline to apply: Aug 28

IN ONE WEEK: Registration for ScienceWriters2025 opens next Thursday, September 4. Mark your calendars and plan to join us - online or in person - for the largest convening of science writers in the U.S. Take a peek at the program:

#SciWri25 travel grant alert! Deadline to apply is Sept 3

Are you an early-career international science journalist? On Fri, Aug. 15, join the International Students Slack Community for a Pitch Slam with editors @rachelcourtland.com, @wwrfd.bsky.social, and @laurenjyoung.bsky.social. Join the Slack and learn more. www.theopennotebook.com/internationa...

This year, The Open Notebook turns 15. That's 15 years of supporting journalists and we’re thrilled to celebrate with our first-ever Town Hall on Aug. 26. Will you join us? 🧪 us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Journalists—learn more about how to look for evidence, ask advice of an outside expert, spot red-flag terms, and understand who could stand to gain from a claim with this tip sheet we created with @theopennotebook.bsky.social. Learn more: bit.ly/43nYoaN

I can make 4 deductions. 1. This looks delicious. 2. This is not salad. Similarly, I made a fabulous turkish "bean salad" the other day that was only beans. Salad? Was it SALAD? 3. If this IS salad, and that mess of fully cooked beans was also salad, then...salad is everything. 4. I am salad.

Have you signed up yet? Get a sneak peek on May 21 at the interactive tool we're working on with @rjionline.bsky.social. This is your chance to see how we're working to help local and community reporters integrate more science into their reporting and provide us with feedback. 🧪

AN IMMENSE WORLD: YOUNG READERS EDITION is out today! 🥳 I’m really grateful to AnnMarie Anderson for adapting it, Rebecca Mills for illustrating, Tom Russell for shepherding, and Rose Eveleth for reading the audiobook. (And it’s dedicated to Typo.) bookshop.org/p/books/an-i...

Thank you to all the screeners for their work on this year's fabulous roster of entries! We are now in the judging phase of the Science in Society Journalism Awards. Stay tuned for more updates. Award presentations will be at ScienceWriters2025 in Chicago. 🏆 #SciWriAwards @sciencewriters.org

Just a reminder, that "pre-washed" does not mean "clean." And that this risk is partly due to the relaxing of standards on the use of recycled waste water for irrigation.

In the course of your reporting, you may encounter scientific claims coming from university press releases, companies, or government officials. This tipsheet, created in collaboration with @realsciline.bsky.social, can help you be curious but skeptical. 🧪

Every story is a science story.

DUE TODAY: Looking for seed funding for a project to support science journalism? Apply for a Peggy Girshman Idea Grant. Funds of up to $5,000 are available in this round. Applications due April 4. LEARN MORE: www.nasw.org/article... READ ABOUT PREVIOUS GRANTEES: www.nasw.org/article...

In <24 hours, Covid funding is DOGEd across HHS, CDC, NIH as if it and Long Covid didn't exist and there is no worry for future pandemics www.science.org/content/arti... www.nbcnews.com/health/healt... www.science.org/content/arti...

Please share widely. We are in search of new hosts and a venue for NASW’s annual conference. These sessions and events are invaluable for the science writing community. #SciWri25 #SciWriAwards @sciencewriters.org

Huge congratulations, Laura! Very excited for you!

Newly joined NASW members: Welcome to our community and the #WhySciWri supports and services now available to you. Log in and explore below www.nasw.org/midcareer www.nasw.org/events/... www.nasw.org/member-... www.nasw.org/memberd... www.nasw.org/article...#WhySciWri

"When leaders try to silence reporters through intimidation, legal threats and denial of access, they are not protecting the country; they are protecting themselves from scrutiny." - @spj-posts.bsky.social, NASW, and 40+ orgs that support the public's right to know MORE: www.nasw.org/reporti...

Yesterday, NASW released an open letter to members regarding the ongoing communications freeze at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, which began 17 days ago on Jan. 21. READ THE LETTER: www.nasw.org/article... REVIEW NASW's INFO ACCESS STANDARDS: www.nasw.org/infoacc...

The Science in Society Journalism Awards are now closed for submissions. Thank you to everyone who entered their work this year! Please mark your calendars for December 2025 to February 1, 2026, when the awards will be open again for submissions.

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Time to dot those i's and cross those t's! The deadline for the Science in Society Journalism Awards is Feb 1. www.nasw.org/scienceinsoc...

Come volunteer with the Awards Committee for this year’s awards cycle! 🏆 It’s your chance to read and evaluate a great breadth of science writing. And a wonderful way to support your community!

JOURNALISM AWARD DEADLINE APPROACHING: Entries for the NASW Science in Society (SIS) Journalism Awards close on February 1. $2,000 awarded in each category. Deadline to enter is Feb. 1, 2025 at 11:59PM ET. ENTER AND LEARN MORE: www.nasw.org/science...

#SciWriAwards To ensure your entry is eligible for the 2025 Science in Society Journalism Awards: 1. It must be published between Jan 1-Dec 31, 2024. 2. Double check your word counts/entry lengths. 3. Don't submit multiple of your own works in a single category. *None will be considered.*

#SciWriAwards Alert! 🏆 10 days to go! The deadline for NASW's journalism & institutional writing awards is Feb 1 (11:59pm ET). Celebrate your own work or that of your fellow science writers! 🎉 Learn more here: www.nasw.org/article/nasw...