We’re thrilled to reveal the 6 finalists for the 2025 SWCC Book Awards! 🎉
Explore this years amazing Canadian science books in the ‘Youth’ & ‘General’ categories 📚
🔗Learn more: sciencewriters.ca/2025-Book-Aw... #SWCCBookAwards #SciComm #FinalistsScienceBookAwards

We kicked off Day 1 of #SWCC2026 in Tiohtià:ke | Montréal! 🎉 Conference Chair Tara Wood opened with a warm welcome to our 200+ delegates and thanked our sponsors for their support. 1/3

#SWCC2026 is here! 🎉 Two days of presentations, workshops, and networking in Montréal — made possible by our incredible sponsors. Discovery. Dialogue. Decision. See you in Montréal! 🙏 #SciComm

See you at #SWCC2026 in Montréal next week! Stop by the Book Awards booth to browse incredible Canadian science books, enter our biggest giveaway yet🎉, and catch the live shortlist reveal. 🔗Visit us online for more: sciencewriters.ca/2025-Book-Aw... #SWCCBookAwards #SciComm

We're bringing our biggest science book 📚 giveaway yet to #SWCC2026 in Montréal, June 15–16! 🎉 Visit the Book Awards booth to enter for a chance to win an exclusive book bundle. Learn more: sciencewriters.ca/2025-Book-Aw... #SWCCBookAwards #SciComm

📚Meet the Book Awards Jury! 📚 Amy Lemay is a science analyst and researcher supporting innovation in Canada’s agrifood sector. She’s the founder of VISTA Science & Technology and an Adjunct Professor at Brock University. sciencewriters.ca/2025-jury-pa... #SWCCBookAwards

The SWCC Book Awards booth is back! 📚 Find us at #SWCC2026 in Montréal, June 15–16. Stop by to browse incredible Canadian science books and meet the team behind the awards. Learn more: sciencewriters.ca/2025-Book-Aw... #SWCCBookAwards #SciComm

Science communicators: how do you navigate editorial independence, AI, & ethics in today's landscape? NASW & SWCC are hosting a joint webinar with panelists from freelance writing, academia, & journalism. 📅 June 2 | 1 pm ET | 🔗 Register: www.nasw.org/ethicslandsc... #ScienceWriting

Meet our next 2025 SWCC Book Awards 📚 Youth Award Judge: Laura Salisbury. An Ontario-based science communicator 🔬 and designer 🎨, Laura’s work spans exhibits, videos and outreach that make complex ideas accessible. 🔗 Learn more: sciencewriters.ca/2025-Book-Aw...

The SWCC Book Awards 🏆📚 have been celebrating science writing for 20+ years. 50+ books judged annually. $1,000 awarded to both Youth & General winners, plus $500 Paradigm Prize for underrepresented voices in science writing. 🔗 Read about the history behind the awards: sciencewriters.ca/Blog/13629781

📣We’re pleased to share that, for the 3rd year in a row, the SWCC 2026 conference will host the @sshrc-crsh.canada.ca Storytellers Challenge! ✨Join us in Montréal for a national competition where postsecondary students share powerful stories! Meet the finalists tiny.cc/2026final

⏰ Last chance for early bird pricing — midnight 1 May! Join Canada's science writing community in Montréal, June 15–16. Pre-conference workshop on moderating is also open for registration. 🎉 sciencewriters.ca/event-6647029 #SWCC2026 #scicomm

Meet our next general category judge for the 2025 SWCC Book Awards📚Chloe Rexdiemer! With a BSc in Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour, Chloe is passionate about making complex topics accessible and engaging. Read more about the awards🔗: sciencewriters.ca/2025-Book-Aw...

Welcome to the SWCC’s SciArt Spotlight Series April edition! This month, we’re featuring Jenna O’Flaherty! 🎨🧬 To see more of Jenna’s work, visit her website at www.aviatrixdesign.ca Stay tuned for next month’s SciArt Spotlight! DM us to be featured! 📩 #SciArt #ScienceCommunication

Meet one of our Youth Category Judges for the #SWCCBookAwards📚: Rochelle Strauss! Environmental educator & award‑winning children’s author, she uses storytelling to make complex environmental issues accessible, for young readers worldwide.🔗 sciencewriters.ca/2025-Book-Aw... @kidscanpress.bsky.social

📋 The SWCC 2026 programme is LIVE! 🎉 June 15–16 in Montréal — speakers, sessions, workshops & more are all up. 🐦 Early bird registration open until May 1! 👉 Register: lnkd.in/gnNdmSV2 #SWCC2026 #SciComm #ScienceCommunication

We've blown past 1.5°C. Climate isn't a sidebar anymore — not in economics, not in trade, not anywhere. Read our newest blog on how journalists can evolve: lean on IEA/IPCC risk data and redefine objectivity for the emergency we're in. 🔗 sciencewriters.ca/widget/Blog/13615757 #ClimateJournalism

Continuing our SWCC Book Awards 📚 judge spotlights — meet Émilie Michaud! PhD candidate in digital inclusion & mediation at INRS (Québec), certified professional writer (rédactrice agréée), trail runner, collage artist, avid reader & amateur pastry chef. So glad to have her with us!

Spotlighting our Book Awards judges! Meet Elissa Strome, Executive Director of the Pan-Canadian AI Strategy at CIFAR, neuroscientist, EDI champion, and second-degree black belt in taekwondo 🥋. We're thrilled to have her as one of our judges. Happy reading, Elissa! 📚 #SWCCBookAwards

Please give a warm welcome to Jubilee Connor, our SciArt Spotlight Series featured SciArtist for March! 🎨🧬

Happy #InternationalWomensDay to the women science writers and communicators across Canada 🇨🇦 You translate the complex, challenge the status quo, and make science belong to everyone. Science doesn't speak for itself; you do. 🙌 #IWD2026 #SciComm #WomenInScience

The SWCC is looking for Canadian SciArtists who would like to be featured on our social media platforms as part of our SciArt Spotlight Series! 🎨🧬 All forms of art that communicate science are welcome! Interested? Send us a DM and we'll be in touch! 📩 #ScienceCommunication #SciArt

📚 Love science writing? Volunteer with the SWCC Book Awards! Apply today: bit.ly/4kPrFSa #SWCCBookAwards #SciComm

Say hello to this month’s SciArt Spotlight Series SciArtist, Victoria Visser! 🎨🧬 Based in Toronto, Victoria is a scientific illustrator who specializes in translating complex scientific and medical concepts into clear, accurate visuals for research, education, and healthcare communication.

Behind the Scenes of the SWCC 2025 Book Awards 📚✨ Books have landed in our judges mailboxes! Our team has been busy packing and shipping this year’s books to our jury members! 📦📖 Organizing the annual awards takes dedication from our amazing volunteers, and we couldn’t do it without them. Thank you!

Are you an aspiring writer? Join us for an insightful virtual event featuring experts from across the publishing spectrum on 📆 Feb 19, 5-6pm ET. 🔗Learn more & register: sciencewriters.ca/event-6545202 @orcabook.bsky.social @simonschusterca.bsky.social @friesenpress.bsky.social

💡DEADLINE EXTENDED💡 Been meaning to submit an abstract for 🧬SWCC 2026 in Montréal (June 15–16)? You’ve got until Feb 14! 🗓️ 👉 Apply here: shorturl.at/Svx4w Share practical, creative, or student sci-comm work with our community. #SWCC #Montreal2026 #SciComm #STEM

🚨 ONLY A FEW DAYS LEFT TO APPLY! 🚨 Present at our annual conference this June! 🗓 Abstract deadline: January 31, 2026 (11:59 PM EST) 📍 Conference: Montréal | June 15-16, 2026 Full details and submission guidelines: 👉 lnkd.in/gJXHDvDB #ScienceCommunication #Journalism #STEM #SWCC #Montreal2026

We are saddened to learn of the passing of The Honourable Kirsty Duncan. Dr. Duncan was a passionate advocate for gender equity in STEM and a champion of science communication. Our deepest condolences go out to her family and friends.

📢 SciComm folks, big news! The SWCC 50th Anniversary Yearbook is now available in print 📖 Explore how science writing & communication in Canada has evolved. 🛒Limited copies: $24 + HST 📩Order: [email protected] 📍 Free pickup in Ottawa #SciComm #ScienceWriting #SWCC

Welcome to the SWCC's 2026 SciArt Spotlight Series! 🎨🧬 To get us started, this month’s featured SciArtist is Perry Shulak, a creative director, writer, visual media designer, animator, and illustrator!

The SWCC is looking for SciArtists who would like to be featured on our social media platforms as part of our SciArt Spotlight Series! 🎨🧬 All forms of art that communicate science are welcome! Interested? Send us a DM and we'll be in touch! 📩 #ScienceCommunication #SciArt

🧵December 10 is #NobelPrizeDay, and today #ScientistSpotlight highlights a trailblazing Canadian physicist: Donna Strickland. (1/6)

This week’s SciArt 🎨🧬 Spotlight is Nicole Mikulis! "I always been captivated by the wonders of science and medicine, eventually leading me to pursue clinical research in neurosciences."

🚀 Into sci-fi AND real science? Join SWCC and Dr. Marty Kurylowicz, host of The Science in The Fiction, for a live talk + Q&A exploring the science behind your favourite sci-fi ideas. 📅 Dec 4 | 5 PM ET | Zoom 💵Free for members | $ 30 non-members 🔗 shorturl.at/xBZ4Z

🧵In our #ScientistSpotlight ✨ today, we remember Margaret Newton, the hero of Canadian wheat 🌾. She was a trailblazing Canadian scientist whose groundbreaking research helped protect one of Canada’s most vital crops and reshaped agriculture worldwide. (1/8)

This week's SciArt 🎨🧬 Spotlight is Sreeharini Murali, a Toronto-based scientific illustrator and visual storyteller, passionate about making complex medical and scientific concepts more accessible through art.

Join us for a fireside chat with the Hon. Kirsty Duncan as she speaks about women and girls in STEM! 🗓️Date: Nov. 13th, 2025; 4:00 - 5:15 pm ET via Zoom. 💵Cost: Free for SWCC members! $30 for non-members. 👉Registration: sciencewriters.ca/event-6406958 See you there! #SciComm #womeninstem

📣 Great news! The 2025 SWCC Book Awards extended the submission deadline until November 7th. 📚 Don’t miss this opportunity! Learn more about the submission process and eligibility here: sciencewriters.ca/bookawards/s... #canadianbookawards #scienceauthors #sciencebooks #scicomm

🧵We close our celebration of the 2025 Nobel Prizes by spotlighting Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson, and Omar M. Yaghi, laureates of this year’s #NobelPrize in Chemistry for creating metal–organic frameworks (MOFs). (1/9)

⏰ Deadline approaching! Join SWCC’s Professional Development & Membership Committee and help shape our exciting new event lineup! Apply by Nov 1, 2025 👉https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf5805OaNVXsXAqevJh9nC-Z7qyMsx6GjjnInDxVGuE62DeJw/viewform #scicomm #volunteeropportunity

❗️ Dernière chance ! 📚 Le comité des Book Awards a reçu de nombreuses candidatures en français, et nous recherchons un juge francophone ou bilingue ! 👉 Curieux ? Postulez avant le 31 octobre ! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... Bonne lecture! #SWCCBookAwards #SciComm

❗️French-speaking and/or bilingual judges wanted! 📚 The Book Awards committee received many French book submissions, and we are looking for a French-speaking or bilingual judge! 👉 Interested? Apply by October 31st! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... Happy reading! #SWCCBookAwards #SciComm

🧵🔬Continuing our #ScientistSpotlight celebration of the 2025 Nobel Prizes, this week we highlight the #NobelPrize in Physics ⚛️, awarded to John Clarke, Michel H. Devoret, and John M. Martinis for demonstrating quantum mechanical effects on an electrical circuit. (1/9)

📣 Only 1 week left to submit your book to the 2025 SWCC Book Awards! 📚 Learn more about the submission process and deadlines here: sciencewriters.ca/bookawards/s... #scicomm #sciencebooks #canadianauthors

🌟 #ScientistSpotlight is back! 🌟 🧵 This month, we’re celebrating the 2025 Nobel Prizes 🏆, and this week, the spotlight is on Mary E. Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell & Shimon Sakaguchi, #NobelPrize in Physiology or Medicine 🧬🩺winners. (1/10)

❗️Juges bénévoles recherchés pour les Book Awards 2025 ! ❗️ Nous recherchons des membres du SWCC pour recevoir, lire et choisir les meilleurs livres scientifiques ! 👉 Consultez le lien ici et postulez avant le 31 octobre ! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... Bonne lecture! #SWCCBookAwards #SciComm

❗️New volunteer judges for the 2025 Book Awards wanted!❗️ We're looking for active SWCC members to receive, read, and help select the top science books of 2025! 👉 Check out the form and apply by October 31st! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... Happy reading! #SWCCBookAwards #SciComm

This week's SciArt 🎨🧬 Spotlight is Dr. Parshati Patel, an astrophysicist turned science communicator, author, astrophotographer, and emerging mixed media artist based in London, Ontario. (1/4) #SciArt #ScienceCommunication #worldspaceweek

🧵Today is the #NationalDayforTruthAndReconciliation; a time to reflect, learn, and honour Indigenous knowledge and experiences. To mark this day, SWCC is sharing a book recommendation: Medicine Wheel for the Planet by Dr. Jennifer Grenz, a Nlaka’pamux ecologist and scholar (1/3)