Wednesday, May 19, 6:30–8:30 p.m. (starting with a social half hour). NSWA presents: Freelance science writers: The Few. The Proud. The Underpaid. From children's books on geology, to news reports for science journals, members of the Northwest Science Writers Association have carved out niches in the competitive world of freelance science writing.
Three writers and an editor will share their stories and tips for success in today's tight market:
* Bryn Nelson, former newspaper reporter and PhD microbiologist. Bryn writes for a variety of publications on topics as diverse as snake-like robots, clean coal, and DNA bar coding.
* Melissa Lee Phillips, also a recovering scientist, focuses on neuroscience, genetics, and infectious disease in her writings for journals like The Lancet and popular publications like New Scientist: www.nasw.org/users/mlp/
* Beth Geiger, a former geologist who now writes about science for children. She has written books for kids, and her work has appeared in Weekly Reader, Current Science and many other publications: www.beth-geiger.com/
* Kathryn Kohm, editor of Conservation magazine, published in Seattle by the Society for Conservation Biology: www.conservationmagazine.org/
* Moderated by David Williams, freelance writer and author of Stories in Stone and several other natural history books: www.storiesinstone.info/
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