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Highlights from NSWA events, tours, and field tripsSo, You Want to Write a Book…
Do you have a book inside bursting to get out? Do you have a really really long magazine piece that you suspect might actually be a book? Well, come hear from those who have walked the long slog of book publishing from proposal to print. These NSWA insiders will tip...
Best Practices For Communicating Health Data
https://youtu.be/BKjuhXh7_g8 Free webinar: Wednesday, April 20, 6:30-7:30 Pacific Health data helps us understand public health trends, make good decisions about our own care, and inform new laws and regulations. But reporting on health-related numbers in accurate,...
SANDSWA + NSWA March Mixer
Come chat with some California colleagues! NSWA is having a one-hour mixer with the San Diego Science Writers Association on March 24th at 6:30 PM Pacific Time on Zoom. The event is completely free, so sign-up and get some networking in, learn how others people...
NSWA 2022 Party and Annual Member Meeting
2022 Party and Annual Member Meeting NSWA members will come together in-person on March 10 for an evening of cocktails and campfires, writing awards, and celebrating community safely.The past couple years have been filled with challenges and inspirations alike. Thanks...
Panel Discussion: Can Humor Help Us Fight Misinformation About Science?
What's the best way to fight the spread of misinformation? When someone shares misleading facts about vaccines or climate change on Twitter, should we be furious — or should we try to be funny? Recent research suggests that humor has an important role in countering...
Science Talk with Dr. Caitlin Gamble of Lumen Bioscience, co-hosted by AWIS
Join us Wednesday, December 15 from 6:00-7:30 p.m. Pacific to network with the Association of Women in Science (AWIS) Seattle chapter and to hear a talk by Caitlin Gamble, MBA, PhD. Dr. Gamble is Head of Informatics and Senior Scientist at Lumen Bioscience, Inc. Lumen...
Book Talk with Dr. Jessica Hernandez: Healing Indigenous Landscapes Through Indigenous Science
Centuries of colonialism and racism have led to Indigenous science being dismissed or left out of mainstream environmental policy for far too long. And as one Indigenous scientist points out in a new book, that's to the detriment of conservation...
SANDSWA + NSWA October 28 Trivia Night
NSWA is teaming up with SANDSWA to host a fall trivia night this October via Zoom. Time to memorize Wikipedia! Along with our friends at the San Diego Science Writers Association (SANDSWA), NSWA is hosting an online trivia night on Thursday, October 28 at 6:00 p.m....
The Craft and Humor of Science Writing With Mary Roach
From cadavers and Mars missions to human sex and digestion, author Mary Roach has filled our brains and tickled our funny bones as she's run the gamut of scientific topics in her writing career. So, what's her secret to creating a happy three-way marriage between...
Watch Our First Science Game Show, Matters of Gravity, Live or Online Sept. 22
On Wednesday, September 22, at 7:00 p.m. PDT, NSWA and Infinity Box Theatre Project will host a science-based, NPR-style game show called “Matters of Gravity” at Peddler Brewing in Seattle’s Ballard neighborhood. Two science writer/theater artist teams will compete...
Seattle Summer Happy Hour on August 30
A year and a half after NSWA's last in-person event (and what a party it was!), we'll be reconnecting with each other at an informal happy hour in Seattle on Monday, August 30. We'll gather outdoors on the patio at Pecado Bueno in Seattle's Fremont neighborhood. There...
Call for Contestants: Compete in our Sept. 22 Science Game Show
We know you like science. And we know you like fun. Why not combine them — and add beer? On Wednesday, September 22, NSWA and Infinity Box Theatre Project will be hosting a science game show called "Matters of Gravity" at Peddler Brewing in Seattle's Ballard...
Join us July 21: Panel on Theater as Science Storytelling
Caitlin Frances, Corey Spruill & Stephen Grenley in Resistant by Celeste Mari Williams, photo by R. Falk Join us on Wednesday, July 21 at 6:00 p.m. PDT for a lively discussion about how theater can energize science communication and science can stimulate...
Join us June 24: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion for Science Storytelling
Telling stories about science is full of challenges, such as literally explaining the finer points of rocket science. But another challenge that science communicators shouldn't ignore is how science communication can help dismantle biases, stereotypes, and...
Join us May 27 for a Panel Discussion on Scientists as Advocates
Thursday, May 27 at 6:30 p.m. PDT For many scientists, professional credibility historically hinged on the appearance of objectivity about their work: They could comment on the scientific value of their discoveries and, in applied science fields, develop...