Northwest Science Writers Association

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Oct 3: Book Talk with Ayana Elizabeth Johnson

Join us at Elliot Bay Books on Thursday, October 3rd at 6:00 PM to hear author Ayana Elizabeth Johnson talk about her newest book, What If We Get It Right?, which explores positive visions of our climate future and how we might get there. Afterwards, please join us at a private home downtown to continue the conversation (RSVP required!).

More info here.

Sept 11: Heisman’s “Flight Paths”

The September Book Club will feature Rebecca Heisman’s book “Flight Paths
How a Passionate and Quirky Group of Pioneering Scientists Solved the Mystery of Bird Migration”. 

2024 Career Development Awards

Interested in advancing your career but lack the budget? Applications will be open for two NSWA Career Development Awards from August 6th to September 17th, 2024.

Sept 6: Science Trivia Night!

NSWA is hosting a hybrid online/in-person science trivia night on in Seattle on Friday, September 6th at 6:30 p.m. PT.

#nswasciwire – Recent work by our members

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Ensign: Journeys Through Homelessness

Josephine Ensign’s new book, “Way Home: Journeys Through Homelessness,” is now available for preorder from Hopkins Press....
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Gepford: Tortoise Migration

For Hakai Magazine, Kevin Gepford takes us along on a journey to the Galapagos’ most-developed island to meet the famed...
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Mapes: Forest Feud

In a deeply reported feature for the Seattle Times, Lynda Mapes dives into the ongoing battle in Washington over the fate...
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Stiffler: Cancer Drug Ingredient from Nuclear Waste

A story by Lisa Stiffler in GeekWire explains how Everett company TerraPower Isotopes has managed to produce a rare...
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Harris: Fixing Carbon

Mark Harris writes a decarbonization newsletter for Anthropocene Magazine, “Fixing Carbon: Dispatches From an Emerging...
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