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Our Members Are...

  • Writers & Editors

  • Journalists & Broadcasters

  • Event Planners

  • Social Media Experts

  • Illustrators

  • Scientists & Researchers

  • Students

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Book Awards

We offer two annual book awards to honour outstanding contributions to science writing for:

  1. Children aged 8-12 years.
  2. General public audience.
Competitors must be Canadian citizens or residents, but need not be SWCC members.

Entries, in either French or English, must have been published in Canada during the current calendar year. 

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Join our board of directors


Joining the SWCC Board of Directors is an excellent opportunity to participate in setting the annual agenda, help foster the growth of the SWCC and get your ideas across to our community!

The Science Writers and Communicators of Canada will be electing four directors to its board at the upcoming Annual General Meeting on September 13, 2022.

To apply as a candidate for these posts, just complete the nomination form and circulate it to two nominators for their signatures. In accordance with the terms of the SWCC Constitution, nominations are now open and will close at 5 pm EST on August 5, 2022.

If you have questions about any aspect of the process, please let us know here.

Resources

Our resources page highlights some of the ways that you can start your career or get involved in Science Communication.

Whether you learn through formal education, short courses, or seminars, there are many ways to become a science communicator!

Proceed through the link below to read more about the programs offered across Canada Today!

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Meet the SWCC Team

Our team is made up of a volunteer Board of Directors and 1 part-time, contract General Manager. Together we work to support the members of the SWCC through professional development, networking, deliving into deep ethical questions about our professions, and by supporting and promoting the work of our members at events, conferences, and online. We aim to be a place where science writers, science communicators, science journalists, enthusiasts, and students come together to build a strong community of science writers and communicators.

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