Science writing resources

Getting started

Baron, Nancy, Escape from the Ivory Tower, Island Press, 2010.
Blum, Deborah and Mary Knudson, eds.,* A Field Guide for Science Writers: The Official Guide of the National Association of Science Writers*, Oxford University Press, 2005.
Cohn, Victor; Cope, Lew; News and Numbers: A Guide to Reporting Statistical Claims and Controversies in Health and Related Fields, 2nd ed. (2001).
Dean, Cornelia, Am I Making Myself Clear?, Harvard University Press, 2009.
Hancock, Elise, Ideas Into Words: Mastering the Craft of Science Writing
Hayden, Thomas and Michelle Nijhuis, eds., The Science Writers’ Handbook: Everything you Need to Know to Pitch, Publish, and Prosper in the Digital Age. Writers of SciLance.
Meredith, Dennis, Explaining Research: How to Reach Key Audiences to Advance Your Work, Oxford University Press, 2010. http://dennismeredith.com/explaining-research_397.html
Nelkin, Dorothy, Selling Science: How the Press Covers Science and Technology (1995, paperback)
Strunk, William and E.B. White, Elements of Style.
Zinssner, William, On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction 30th anniversary edition (2006, paperback).

American Association of Medical Writers (AMWA): http://www.amwa.org
American Journalism Review: http://www.ajr.org/
Columbia Journalism Review: https://www.cjr.org/
Council for the Advancement of Science Writing (CASW): http://casw.org/
- Guide to careers in science writing: http://casw.org/casw/guide-careers-science-writing
Cub Reporters Journalism Education: http://cubreporters.org/education.html
DC Science Writers Association DCSWA (DC Science Writers Association): http://www.dcswa.org
Journalist’s Resource: https://journalistsresource.org/
Knight Science Journalism (KSJ): https://ksj.mit.edu
National Association of Science Writers (NASW): https://www.nasw.org/
NIH science writers listserv (SWANIH-L): https://list.nih.gov/cgi-bin/wa.exe?A0=swanih-l
University Research Magazine Association (URMA): https://www.urma.org/
Pew Research Center for Journalism and Media: http://www.journalism.org/resources/j_tools
Poynter Institute: https://www.poynter.org/
Poynter News University: https://www.poynter.org/newsu/
Science Careers: http://sciencecareers.sciencemag.org
The Writer: https://www.writermag.com
The Writer’s Center in Bethesda, MD: https://www.writer.org
Writer’s Digest: http://www.writersdigest.com

American University
- M.A. in Journalism & Public Affairs: https://www.american.edu/soc/journalism/MA/MA-JUPA.cfm
- M.A. in Journalism & Storytelling: https://www.american.edu/soc/journalism/MA/MA-JDS.cfm
Columbia University
- Single degree
  - M.S. in Journalism: https://journalism.columbia.edu/ms-degree
  - M.S. in Data Journalism: https://journalism.columbia.edu/ms-data-journalism
- Dual degree https://journalism.columbia.edu/dual-degree-programs
  - M.S. in Journalism and Computer Science https://journalism.columbia.edu/journalism-computer-science
Johns Hopkins University M.A. in Science Writing: http://advanced.jhu.edu/academics/graduate-degree-programs/science-writing/
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) M.S. in Science Writing: http://sciwrite.mit.edu/
New York University (NYU) M.A. in Science, Health and Environmental Reporting Program: https://journalism.nyu.edu/graduate/programs/science-health-and-environmental-reporting/
Stanford University M.A. in Journalism: http://journalism.stanford.edu/
University of California Santa Cruz (UCSC) M.S. in Science Communication Program: https://scicom.ucsc.edu
University of Maryland Science Communication coursework: https://www.graduate.umaryland.edu/scicomm/Academics/Courses/

American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
- Science and Technology Fellowships: https://www.aaas.org/page/fellowships
- Internships at Science News, Science Web, and other publications: https://www.aaas.org/careers/internship-opportunities
Curious Science Writers: https://curioussciencewriters.org
National Public Radio (NPR): https://www.npr.org/about-npr/181881227/want-to-be-an-npr-intern
National Cancer Institute (NCI) Health Communications Fellows: https://hcip.nci.nih.gov/hcip/AppInformation.html
National Institutes of Health (NIH) administrative programs including Management Intern Program and Presidential Management Fellows: https://trainingcenter.nih.gov/intern/