This week about 200 science writers gathered in my hometown of Madison, Wisconsin for a conference on Science Writing in the Age of Denial, hosted by the University of Wisconsin-Madison, with support from the National Association of Science Writers. (Conference hashtags: #sciencedenial, and then, when that hashtag was temporarily disabled by spam, #denialconf). In case you’re just [...]
Yesterday I learned that there are only about 25 spots left for the Science Writing in the Age of Denial conference (@sciencedenial) to be held in Madison, Wisconsin on April 23-24 — get one while you still can. I’ve been involved in helping plan the workshops portion of the conference, and I’m awfully excited about [...]
Is there a science writer alive who has not been schooled by John McPhee? Both of us began our writing careers with a collection of McPhee’s books and articles on our shelves, and over the years, we’ve both returned to his works many times, for pleasure and for sustenance. Writing at the excellent blog Last Word [...]
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The Open Notebook is building a searchable database of successful magazine queries–a resource that we hope will be useful for science journalists at all experience levels. [UPDATE: Thank you for the many pitches already sent! Please keep them coming!] If you would like to submit any pitches that you have sold within the past 4-5 [...]