If you have a non-fiction science, micro-history or history manuscript hiding in your top drawer, here’s the chance to bring it forth and give it life. Varuna – the writers’ house in Katoomba – is partnering with independent press Scribe…
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Evert Clark/Seth Payne Award for Young Science Journalists
The entry window for the Evert Clark/Seth Payne Award for Young Science Journalists, awarded by the US-based Council for the Advancement of Science Writing, closes on June 30. This award is “intended to encourage young science writers by recognizing outstanding…
News.com.au hiring technology reporter
News.com.au has advertised for a technology reporter to cover “everything from the latest scientific discoveries to military news, the latest smart phone releases, new gadgets, internet outages, Facebook bans, and consumer focused tech reviews.” The role could suit a general reporter…
The Conversation seeks Energy & Environment section editor
Following on from the last post about The Conversation looking for a deputy section editor for science and technology, they’re also looking to hire a full-time, in-house section editor for energy and environment, to be based in Melbourne. As before,…
The Conversation hiring deputy science & technology editor
The Conversation is looking for a journalist for the full-time role of deputy section editor for Science and Technology. The Melbourne-based position involves commissioning, editing and publishing articles, as well as digital storytelling, and they’re after someone with journalism experience,…
Crawford Fund Journalism Award – entries due June 14
The Crawford Fund’s annual journalism award recognises journalism that examines issues of global food security with an Australian focus, including food supply, production, R&D, trade, food loss and waste, biosecurity, training and policy issues etc. The prize is a ‘seeing is…
What is journalism? And why should we care?
In light of the recent AFP raids on Australian journalists, this article by journalism academic Glynn Greensmith in WA Today is a timely read to remind us about what journalism, why we need it, and why we should care about…
Fairfax releases guidelines on reporting medical research
Fairfax newspapers The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald have published their guidelines for reporting on medical research, which includes a focus on human trials published in reputable, peer-reviewed journals. Other principles include examining conflicts of interest disclosures, seeking independent…
Writer-in-residence fellowship at Charles Perkins Centre
The Charles Perkins Centre at the University of Sydney is once again offering its $100,000 Judy Harris Writer in Residence Fellowship to enable an Australian writer in a creative genre to “work on a project related to the issues that…
MIT Technology Review looking for space reporter
US-based MIT Technology Review magazine is looking for a space reporter, and the position can be remote (presumably still on planet Earth though). The job involves “crafting a regular newsletter, which will appear weekly, as well as writing regular stories…