events
Highlights from NSWA events, tours, and field trips“Genetic Me” US film premiere
NSWA was proud to host the U.S. premiere of "Genetic Me," a documentary from Danish science writer Lone Frank, on June 10 at Group Health Research Institute (GHRI). "Genetic Me" is a humorous and very human gateway into the rising science of who we are. Using wit and...
NSWA members special outing to MOHAI on Free First Thursday
Members and guests met on May 7 at one of our new, bi-monthly science nights out at this special visit to the Museum of History and Industry. We arranged a special overview for NSWA members with Tara McCauley, Education and Programs Manager at the museum,...
Writing Globally, with Mark Harris
Mark Harris, freelance technology and science writer, spoke to NSWA members and guests about writing for international audiences on April 8 at University House. Harris writes regularly for The Economist, The Guardian and London’s Sunday Times. He also writes for IEEE...
George Divoky discusses ‘Forty Years of a Melting Arctic’
Members and guests enjoyed a free talk on March 24 at Town Hall by Join NSWA at Town Hall by Seattle biologist George Divoky, who discussed his wildlife research in the Arctic and what he’s learned about climate change. Interested in events like this? Check out our...
How to make your audience fall in love with your blog
Geraldine DeRuiter, the Everywhereist, described her journey as a blogger, from just a few hits a day to world domination (or something like that) for NSWA members and guests at our monthly meeting on Feb. 18 at University House. View her presentation. Like any...
2015 NSWA Annual Event
More than 100 members and guests celebrated 2014, learned about brain-related technologies and enjoyed food at our annual event on Jan. 15 at the Center for Sensorimotor Neural Engineering. Check out the photos! Thanks to Mary Guiden, 2015 NSWA president, for her...
A Freelancer’s Life: Tales from the Trenches
NSWA members and guests joined the following panel of science writers at our monthly meeting on Dec. 10 to discuss freelancing. Ashley Braun works full time as a writer and editor at NOAA’s Office of Response and Restoration in Seattle. But since 2011, she’s been a...
Ebola in the News
The Ebola outbreak in Africa has been dominating media coverage. Closer to home, NSWA gathered experts to talk about the outbreak from both medical and journalism points of view at our monthly meeting on Nov. 12 at University House. John Lynch, an infectious disease...
Writing Local Stories: From City Magazines to National Publications
We all know that Seattle -- and the Pacific Northwest in general -- is the best place in the world to live. But what makes a story in our little corner of the country worthy of coverage in a big-name publication? And how do you craft these stories differently for...
Success stories in science blogging
What makes a good blog post, and what sorts of content make readers click? Alan Boyle and Mary Guiden shared their success stories with NSWA members and guests at our monthly meeting on Sept. 10 at University House. Alan Boyle ( @b0yle ), science editor at NBC News...
NSWA Summer Party
As many of you know, we like to take a bit of a summer break from meetings. This year we decided to go into summer with a bang. We are had a no-host (that means you have to pony up the cash for food and drinks) party at Naked City Brewery on June 11.
Creating Interpretive Signage for Museums, Science Centers, Parks and Zoos (Yes, and Aquariums and Botanical Gardens, Too)
A panel of experts discussed the joys and sorrows of creating text for signs, kiosks and other interpretive materials at the monthly meeting on May 14 at University House. Our panelists (listed below) shared their collective knowledge about planning, writing, editing...
Big data: Delving deeper into the latest scientific buzzword
Has "big data" always existed, or has something changed in recent years to bring this catchphrase to the surface? What research is being conducted using big data, what repositories are available or being built, and what stories should science writers potentially cover...
ScienceOnline 2014 Recap: Burnout, Underserved Audiences and more…
Registration for the annual ScienceOnline "unconference" fills up within minutes and North Carolina is such a schlep from the Pacific NW. At our monthly meeting on March 12 at University House, NSWA members and guests heard highlights from NSWAians who managed to...
Communicating with Younger Audiences
Are poop jokes over-used? Does the word "DNA" need to be defined? Is particle physics just too hard to explain? These are the kinds of questions that come up when writing about science for kids. Panelists Emily Krieger, Beth Geiger, Eric Chudler and David George...