events
Highlights from NSWA events, tours, and field trips
August 8: Nijhuis’ “Beloved Beasts”
The August Book Club will feature Michelle Nijhuis’ Beloved Beasts: Fighting for Life in an Age of Extinction.
NSWA Media Reception Featuring Gina McCarthy
NSWA is hosting an intimate media reception and conversation with former EPA Administrator and first White House National Climate Advisor Gina McCarthy on July 11.
July 9: Book Club #3 – Eve
The July Book Club will feature Cat Bohannon’s best-seller, Eve: How the Female Body Drove 200 Million Years of Evolution.
June 26: Ferris Jabr Happy Hour
Author Ferris Jabr will be joining NSWA for a happy hour after his Town Hall Seattle talk. Come join!
[Late-Breaking] May 14: NSWA Late Night Happy Hour with Zoe Schlanger
After hearing writer Zoe Schlanger at Town Hall Seattle, join us for an informal late happy hour with Schlanger to talk about the writing process, her experience writing the book, and anything else NSWA members would like to know.
April 24: Field Reporting Panel
Are you interested in going on location to report important stories, but feel a little unprepared? Come to our panel on April 24 at 7:00 pm.
April 9: Science of Sand Virtual Talk with Vince Beiser
Join us April 9 for a virtual conversation with Vince Beiser, a Vancouver, BC-based award-winning journalist all about secret sand heists, the black market in sand, and even a sand shortage.
2024 Holiday Party at the Seattle Aquarium!
January 18th: Save the date because NSWA’s 2024 holiday party will be at the Seattle Aquarium! Ticket open now!
Happy Hour with Book Author Ben Goldfarb
Sept 18th: Join NSWA members for drinks and a chat with author Ben Goldfarb about his new book Crossings: How Road Ecology is Changing the Future of Our Planet
Movie Watch Party: “Oppenheimer”
July 22nd: Join NSWA as we watch Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer” in IMAX!
Eastern Washington Trip
June 22: *Update* Apologies to everyone, but we hope to have more trips and hikes and east-side activities again in the near future.
Hike the Dungeness Spit!
May 28th: Join NSWA Board member Starre Vartan for a hike of this unusual Olympic Peninsula landmark and national wildlife refuge!
BioBlitz at Seward Park
April 30: Help show the world how biodiverse our region is by joining the Northwest Science Writers Association for BioBlitz 2023!
Movie Watch Party: “65”
March 11: NSWA will be watching Sony Picture’s new science fiction thriller “65”.
2023 Holiday Party and Annual Membership Meeting
NSWA members gathered around a fire at last year's holiday party. NSWA's 2023 Annual Member Event and Holiday Party *** 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. PT Friday, January 20 The Collective Seattle 400 Dexter Ave N #120, Seattle, WA 98109 [map] Please join us...