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📣 Great news! The 2025 SWCC Book Awards extended the submission deadline until November 7th. 📚 Don’t miss this opportunity! Learn more about the submission process and eligibility here: sciencewriters.ca/bookawards
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See you at #SWCC2026 in MontrĂ©al next week! Stop by the Book Awards booth to browse incredible Canadian science books, enter our biggest giveaway yet🎉, and catch the live shortlist reveal. 🔗Visit us online for more: sciencewriters.ca/2025-Book-
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We're bringing our biggest science book 📚 giveaway yet to #SWCC2026 in MontrĂ©al, June 15–16! 🎉 Visit the Book Awards booth to enter for a chance to win an exclusive book bundle. Learn more: sciencewriters.ca/2025-Book-
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📚Meet the Book Awards Jury! 📚 Amy Lemay is a science analyst and researcher supporting innovation in Canada’s agrifood sector. She’s the founder of VISTA Science & Technology and an Adjunct Professor at Brock University. sciencewriters.ca/2025-jury-
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How does sovereignty shape Arctic communities and how can the media report on the climate, community and cultural impacts of these developments? Join this virtual discussion tomorrow to find out more from independent journalists based in in Canada’s territories.
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The SWCC Book Awards booth is back! 📚🎉 Find us at #SWCC2026 in MontrĂ©al, June 15–16. Stop by to browse incredible Canadian science books and meet the team behind the awards. Learn more: sciencewriters.ca/2025-Book-
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Science communicators: how do you navigate editorial independence, AI, & ethics in today's landscape? NASW & SWCC are hosting a joint webinar with panelists from freelance writing, academia, & journalism. 📅June 2 | 1 pm ET |🔗 Register: nasw.org/ethicslandscape #ScienceWriting
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Meet our next 2025 SWCC Book Awards 📚Youth Award Judge: Laura Salisbury. A science communicator 🔬 & designer 🎹, Laura creates museum exhibits, explainer videos & outreach materials that make complex ideas accessible. 🔗Learn more about the Book Awards: sciencewriters.ca/2025-Book-

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The SWCC Book Awards 🏆📚have been celebrating science writing for 20 years. 50 books judged annually. $1,000 awarded to both Youth & General winners, plus the $500 Paradigm Prize for underrepresented voices in science writing. 🔗Read about the history: sciencewriters.ca/Blog/13629

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📣Big news! For the 3rd year in a row, the SWCC 2026 conference will host the @SSHRC_CRSH Storytellers Challenge, a national competition where postsecondary students share powerful stories! Meet this year's finalists tiny.cc/2026final ✹Join us in MontrĂ©al to see them live!
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📣We’re pleased to share that, for the 3rd year in a row, the SWCC 2026 conference will host the @SSHRC_CRSH Storytellers Challenge! ✹Join us in MontrĂ©al for a national competition where postsecondary students share powerful stories! Meet the finalists tiny.cc/2026final
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⏰ Last chance for early bird pricing — midnight 1 May! Join Canada's science writing community in MontrĂ©al, June 15–16. The Pre-conference workshop on moderating is also open for registration. 🎉 sciencewriters.ca/event-6647
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Meet our next general category judge for the 2025 SWCC Book Awards📚Chloe Rexdiemer! With a BSc in Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour, Chloe is passionate about making complex topics accessible and engaging. Read more about the awards🔗: sciencewriters.ca/2025-Book-

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Welcome to the SWCC’s SciArt Spotlight Series April edition! This month, we’re featuring Jenna O’Flaherty! 🎹🧬 To see more of Jenna’s work, visit her website at aviatrixdesign.ca/ Stay tuned for next month’s SciArt Spotlight! DM us to be featured! đŸ“© #SciArt #ScienceComm
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Meet one of our Youth Category Judges for the #SWCCBookAwards📚: Rochelle Strauss! Environmental educator & award‑winning children’s author, she uses storytelling to make complex environmental issues accessible, & hopeful, for young readers.🔗sciencewriters.ca/2025-Book-
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📋 The SWCC 2026 programme is LIVE! 🎉 June 15–16 in MontrĂ©al — speakers, sessions, workshops & more are all up. 🐩 Early bird registration open until May 1! 👉 Register: lnkd.in/gnNdmSV2 #SWCC2026 #SciComm #ScienceCommunication
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The Minister of AI and Digital Innovation, launched the Quantum Champions Program, to strengthen Canada's Quantum ecosystem. We compiled a list of terms that are relevant in discussions about quantum computing. Stay tuned for this article on lnkd.in/eqnfi9yi
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We've blown past 1.5°C. Climate isn't a sidebar anymore — not in economics, not in trade, not anywhere. Read our newest blog on how journalists can evolve: lean on IEA/IPCC risk data & redefine objectivity for the emergency we're in. 🔗 sciencewriters.ca/widget/Blo
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Want to level up your #SciComm or journalism career? 🚀 Join a virtual panel on funded opportunities (fellowships, scholarships & more) with Bryce Hoye, Ashley Smart, Lesley Birchard & Gina Lorentz. đŸ—“ïž Apr 15 | ⏰ 5–6 PM ET 💾 Free (members) / $30 🔗 sciencewriters.ca/event-6638

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Spotlighting our Book Awards judges! Meet Elissa Strome, Executive Director of the Pan-Canadian AI Strategy at CIFAR, neuroscientist, EDI champion, & second-degree black belt in taekwondođŸ„‹. We're thrilled to have her as one of our judges. Happy reading, Elissa!📚 #SWCCBookAwards
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Continuing our SWCC Book Awards 📚judge spotlights — meet Émilie Michaud! PhD candidate in digital inclusion & mediation at INRS (QuĂ©bec), certified professional writer (rĂ©dactrice agréée), trail runner, collage artist, avid reader & amateur pastry chef. So glad to have her!
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