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There were a few resources mentioned by the panelists.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison offers a few science writing classes, notably LSC 560, which is geared toward researchers. More information can be found through their website: http://lsc.wisc.edu/ .
The AAAS Mass Media Science and Engineering Fellowship is a highly competitive 10-week program to give participants an immediate introduction to reporting science news via internships at media organizations around the US. Please visit that website for more information: http://www.aaas.org/program/aaas-mass-media-science-engineering-fellows-program .
The National Association of Science Writers offers various resources including workshops for members. (However, membership requires a current member to sponsor you, but perhaps you might ask around and see if you know anyone who is a member?) Website is here: http://www.nasw.org/ .
Other science writing programs/resources that were mentioned include the MIT Grad Program in Science Writing ( https://sciwrite.mit.edu/ ); the UC Santa Cruz Science Communications Program ( http://scicom.ucsc.edu/ ); the American Medical Writers Association ( http://www.amwa.org/ ); and Promega Connections, a science writers' blog ( http://www.promegaconnections.com/ ).
The single highest recommendation stated many times throughout the discussion is the importance of just writing and building a quality body of work. This might be done through contributing articles to your program's alumni newsletter, writing an article or two for the campus paper (for instance, the Daily Cardinal), or through a personal blog. It is strongly suggested to network with other writers and scientists through Twitter and other social media; science writers are easy to find and follow, and in general are a very friendly bunch.
The CMB Professional Development Committee would like to thank the Science Writer panelists for their time, good humor and advice - it's greatly appreciated!
The University of Wisconsin-Madison offers a few science writing classes, notably LSC 560, which is geared toward researchers. More information can be found through their website: http://lsc.wisc.edu/ .
The AAAS Mass Media Science and Engineering Fellowship is a highly competitive 10-week program to give participants an immediate introduction to reporting science news via internships at media organizations around the US. Please visit that website for more information: http://www.aaas.org/program/aaas-mass-media-science-engineering-fellows-program .
The National Association of Science Writers offers various resources including workshops for members. (However, membership requires a current member to sponsor you, but perhaps you might ask around and see if you know anyone who is a member?) Website is here: http://www.nasw.org/ .
Other science writing programs/resources that were mentioned include the MIT Grad Program in Science Writing ( https://sciwrite.mit.edu/ ); the UC Santa Cruz Science Communications Program ( http://scicom.ucsc.edu/ ); the American Medical Writers Association ( http://www.amwa.org/ ); and Promega Connections, a science writers' blog ( http://www.promegaconnections.com/ ).
The single highest recommendation stated many times throughout the discussion is the importance of just writing and building a quality body of work. This might be done through contributing articles to your program's alumni newsletter, writing an article or two for the campus paper (for instance, the Daily Cardinal), or through a personal blog. It is strongly suggested to network with other writers and scientists through Twitter and other social media; science writers are easy to find and follow, and in general are a very friendly bunch.
The CMB Professional Development Committee would like to thank the Science Writer panelists for their time, good humor and advice - it's greatly appreciated!
