Did you miss our #SciWri24 national meeting this year? Read a recap of the "No Kidding: The Truth About Writing for Kids’ Science Media" workshop in Raleigh filed by NASW conference travel fellow Mureji Fatunde: www.nasw.org/article... #SciWriKids #SciWriBooks #Booksky 💚🧪📝
We'd love to have NASW members revive the NASW Young Audiences Committee! The NASW-SciWriKids email discussion list is also still available to subscribe and send/receive messages. Log in to your member profile to select "Discussion lists" options. #SciWriKids #SciWriBooks 💚
#SciWriKids was my 1st love. Neuroscience for Kids (NSF grant 1998-2006) is still online (it's a free educational) website. Anyone who wants to contribute an article, get in touch w me! I'll help w/editing/lang level. faculty.washington.edu/chudler/neur... #SciWri24 #ScienceDay #SciComm #AmEditing
How to find out what books are needed: Librarians are your friends. They know where there are gaps and what's outdated #sciwri14 #sciwrikids
Jude Isabella's hints for pitching kids books and magazine articles. #sciwri14 #sciwrikids http://t.co/Q4ieFbC9nm
When writing for kids, personal connection can be helpful. Writing your own experiences in your story: EG grub eating #sciwri14 #sciwrikids
Good points about simplifying writing: one or two take-home points. If you can split a sentence into two, you should. #sciwri14 #sciwrikids
Houghton Mifflin has a great series of investigative journalism, scientist in the field adventure style stories. #sciwri14 #sciwrikids
Thing I love about kids sci books: they can incorporate #sciart in a way that will help shape people's views of nature #sciwri14 #sciwrikids
Libraries really need kids "just the facts" books - plain facts and basic introductions. #sciwri14 #sciwrikids
First off, examples of Highglights science articles- including sci process, "backyard science" and kids in sci #sciwri14 #sciwrikids
Excited about the Science Writing for Kids panel. #sciwri14 #sciwrikids
