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NSWA (en-swah) is an organization of science editors, writers, communicators, and journalists based in the Pacific Northwest.
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Calling all Northwest #science writers! You don’t want to miss this party! The venue is spectacular, you’ll get to meet the new resident sea otter (squeee!), learn about the aquarium’s conservation work, have great food, and mingle with some wonderful people. Details on our website. 🧪
Northwest Science Writers: SAVE THE DATE! Our annual holiday party will take place January 14 at the Seattle Aquarium:) 🐟🐬🐙🐢🦈🦑
NSWA 2026 Holiday Party at the Seattle Aquarium! | Northwest Science Writers Association
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December 23, 2025 at 7:18 AM
One week left to get your submissions in for the Best of the Northwest awards! Deadline: December 26!
It’s the most wonderful time of the year—the NSWA Best of the Northwest Awards are upon us! Submit your outstanding entries in these three categories: 1) Journalism writing 2) Institutional Writing 3) Multimedia.

Award winners in each category will receive a $300 prize and an award certificate.
The 2025 Best of the Northwest Awards | Northwest Science Writers Association
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December 18, 2025 at 11:11 PM
It’s the most wonderful time of the year—the NSWA Best of the Northwest Awards are upon us! Submit your outstanding entries in these three categories: 1) Journalism writing 2) Institutional Writing 3) Multimedia.

Award winners in each category will receive a $300 prize and an award certificate.
The 2025 Best of the Northwest Awards | Northwest Science Writers Association
nwscience.org
December 10, 2025 at 12:04 AM
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Time of year to RENEW your membership in
@nswa.bsky.social
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@sciencewriters.org

#science matters. #facts matter. #journalism matters.
Birds of a feather... flocking. #SciWri26
(NASW will meet in Oregon next year) #PNW
December 2, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Northwest Science Writers: SAVE THE DATE! Our annual holiday party will take place January 14 at the Seattle Aquarium:) 🐟🐬🐙🐢🦈🦑
NSWA 2026 Holiday Party at the Seattle Aquarium! | Northwest Science Writers Association
nwscience.org
November 21, 2025 at 4:04 AM
NSWA board member, Lynda Mapes, was interviewed by @kuow.org last week. She discusses her recent article for @seattletimes-rss.bsky.social highlighting how Alaskan wildlands are at risk from the US push for "global energy dominance".
A visit to the pristine Western Arctic, which faces gas and oil drilling
Lynda Mapes, the former Seattle Times environment reporter, made a trip recently to the Western Arctic, a vast region in the northernmost part of North America. It’s an area that the Trump administrat...
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November 14, 2025 at 6:36 AM
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Hey #PNW, the @sciencewriters.org meeting next NOV is in Corvallis, OR. Hosts include @oregonstate.edu
#sciwri26
Travel dream - a "private car" on Amtrak bringing all the #seattle folks south
@nswa.bsky.social
sciencewriters2025.org/next-year/
November 10, 2025 at 10:13 PM
NSWA showed up at @sciencewriting1.bsky.social conference in Chicago last weekend!

The big news—the 2026 NASW conference will be in the PNW. Join us in Corvallis at @oregonstateuniv.bsky.social in October.
November 10, 2025 at 9:45 PM
In September, @nswa.bsky.social members journeyed to the Olympic Peninsula to see the Elwha River restoration.

Vanessa Castle, a Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe member, shared how the removal of the river's two dams has brought both ecological renewal & spiritual healing. John Gussman led us on a hike.
October 30, 2025 at 12:25 AM
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Yes, it can be October and puffy white clouds. @fridayharbor.bsky.social
Thank you @nswa.bsky.social for our field trip to Friday Harbor labs. #invertebrates #echinoderms #eyes
October 28, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Who wants to spend a weekend at Friday Harbor Labs (October 26-28)?!

NSWA’s @adrienneunderwood.bsky.social has organized a sweet retreat!

Get more details and sign up to get one of the remaining spots here.
Northwest Science Writers Association - Friday Harbor Labs Retreat
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October 10, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Mark your calendars! Thursday, October 16, 7:30 @townhallseattle.bsky.social will host a panel and book launch for—>

In the Spirit of Right and Respectful Relations: Conversations about Indigenous Ways of Knowing and Being in Nature.
In the Spirit of Right and Respectful Relations | Town Hall Seattle
In relationship with Se’Si’Le, Braided River is celebrating the launch of their newest project, In the Spirit of Right and Respectful Relations: Conversations about Indigenous Ways of Knowing and Bein...
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October 10, 2025 at 8:38 PM
DEADLINE IS TOMORROW!
Northwest Science Writers: Need $1000 to reach your professional development goals—to, for example, attend a conference or skills training? We’ve got you!

Apply for one of our Career Development Awards by Friday, September 26!
Career Development Awards | Northwest Science Writers Association
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September 25, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Northwest Science Writers: Need $1000 to reach your professional development goals—to, for example, attend a conference or skills training? We’ve got you!

Apply for one of our Career Development Awards by Friday, September 26!
Career Development Awards | Northwest Science Writers Association
nwscience.org
September 22, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Freelancers: check out The Business of Freelancing short course. Early bird registration is open until Sept. 19 for just $189
The Institute for Independent Journalists - Fall 2025 Business of Freelancing Course — The Institute for Independent Journalists
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September 5, 2025 at 8:58 PM
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Thinking about applying for journalism fellowships and grants this fall? Get tips on strengthening your proposals during a panel hosted by our colleagues at the National Press Club Journalism Institute.

Register for the free Sept 9 webinar:
Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Finding the Money: Tips for strengthening proposals for journalism grants and fellowships. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
Big ideas in journalism deserve support, and there’s money out there to make them happen. Knowing where to look — and how to make your case — is key. Join the National Press Club Journalism Institute, the Pulitzer Center, and the National Press Foundation, three organizations that provide grant funding for reporting projects, as we pull back the curtain on how to find and position yourself to win grants and fellowships designed for journalists. We’ll also learn about an emerging platform being developed by a Reynolds Journalism Institute fellow that will aggregate funding opportunities for staff and freelance journalists. From funding that backs bold reporting projects to fellowships that provide time and resources for growth, you’ll walk away knowing what’s possible for your work — and how to go after it. Program panelists: Anne Godlasky, National Press Foundation President Marina Walker Guevara, The Pulitzer Center Executive Editor Monica Williams, Independent Journalist and Reynolds Journalism Institute Fellow Moderator: Elliot C. Williams, National Press Club Journalism Institute Training Manager Whether you’re a freelancer chasing your next big investigation or a newsroom reporter looking to back a new project, this session will give you the confidence and tools to secure the funding you need.
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September 3, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Who’s going to Chicago for the 2025 NASW meeting?! 🍻🧪
REG IS OPEN! We are so excited to bring the science writing community together this fall for #SciWri25. Meet up with colleagues and make new friends online or in person. Early bird discount available until Oct 1.

REGISTRATION INFO: sciencewriters2025.o...
PROGRAM: sciencewriters2025.o...
September 5, 2025 at 12:25 AM
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Three Republican senators joined Democrats in questioning Kennedy’s contradictory statements on mRNA vaccines and Operation Warp Speed.
www.statnews.com/2025/09/04/k...
Now, even Senate Republicans are pushing back on Kennedy’s vaccine views
Three Republican senators joined Democrats in questioning Kennedy’s contradictory statements on mRNA vaccines and Operation Warp Speed.
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September 4, 2025 at 10:24 PM
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With a few fires contributing to the haze across Washington, here's an air quality update for the Seattle area.
Seeing hazy skies? How air quality looks in Seattle, Western WA and beyond
The skies are hazy in much of the state as smoke from multiple fires wafts over. In parts of Eastern Washington, air quality has reached unhealthy levels.
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September 4, 2025 at 10:26 PM
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RFK Jr. rolled out that old chestnut again about how healthy Americans were in the 60’s, so here’s a fact check.

In 1965:

-42% of American adults smoked; it’s 11% now.

-The infant morality rate was 24.7/1000; it’s 5.6/1000 now.

-Overall life expectancy was 70 years; it's about 77 years now.
September 4, 2025 at 6:46 PM
We’ve been on a bit of a hiatus, but we’re back—and have money to give away to 1-2 enterprising science writers!

Want to go to a conference? Learn a new skill? Applications are open for two Career Development Awards of up to $1,000 from August 29th to September 26th, 2025. 💰🤑
2025 Career Development Awards | Northwest Science Writers Association
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September 4, 2025 at 11:37 PM
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I'm so excited to be launching my debut poetry collection, AN INTRODUCTION TO ERROR, in conversation with the brilliant Sarah DeWeerdt! Come out and join us at Elliott Bay Book Co. on Sept. 18 at 7 pm. Cosponsored by @nswa.bsky.social. www.elliottbaybook.com/events/47800
September 4, 2025 at 4:45 PM