The nominees are Kathleen Thurber and Brock King. To learn more about the nominees, and to vote, visit the elections page .

Voting opens at 9:00am Eastern Time, on Monday May 14th and closes on May 21st  at 6:00pm Eastern Time.  All CSWA members in good standing can vote by clicking on the link for [...]

OTTAWA, May 2, 2012 /CNW/ – The Canadian Science Writers Association (CSWA) and the Association des communicateurs scientifiques (ACS) are winners of the 14th annual Press Freedom Award for their work in exposing government restrictions on federal scientists that prevent or delay the free communication of public science through the media.

Awarded each year by the 

The Canadian Science Writers’ Association has announced the winners of the national Science in Society Journalism Awards competition to honour outstanding contributions to journalism in the Canadian media during the 2011 calendar year. Each award carries a $1,000 prize value.

Canadian journalists who specialize in health and science reporting are doing a tremendous job of covering their subject matter but need to remain ever-vigilant about asking hard and sometimes uncomfortable questions when presented with new research, according to Brian Goldman.

“Anytime you’re seeing a brand new theory, be skeptical and ask lots of tough [...]

The general audience book winner is Cascadia’s Fault by Jerry Thompson.

The youth book winner is 50 Poisonous Questions by Tanya Lloyd Kyi.

Entries were judged on the basis of initiative, originality, scientific accuracy, [...]