The Best Shortform Science Writing project highlights standout science writing. Curated quarterly. Tag us to nominate pieces #scicomm #scistory #sciencemedia
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18 Jan 2022
Nominations for "Best Shortform Science Writing July-December 2021" have officially closed. Thanks so much to everyone who submitted stories & made recommendations!
And the form for nominating 2022 stories is now open!
forms.gle/7iqwPsEQXdWRQhvQA
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5 Apr 2022
CALL for NOMINATIONS: We're looking for the best published "shortform" (under 1200 words) science news stories of 2022 so far!
Send us your hot takes on environmental and public health issues, as well as stories about studies that have intrigued you.
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F…
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22 Feb 2022
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22 Feb 2022
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15 Feb 2022
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9 Feb 2022
No prizes but @SciShortform honors all types of shortform science writing under 1400 words: news & data, single study, essays, and institutional/press releases.
medium.com/scishortform/best…
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24 Jan 2022
Yes, indeed! If you like reading science news stories & sharing your opinions, we need more readers to sift through our enormous spreadsheet of science writing links!
You can DM us here, or DM Diana for details.
21 Jan 2022
On a different note, @SciShortform could use a few more volunteers to help read the 400 nominated stories from July-December 2021.
I'm hoping we can do a first pass on everything by mid-Feb, so lots of reading between now & Valentine's Day. DM me if interested!
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21 Jan 2022
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17 Jan 2022
LAST Call for "Best Shortform Science Writing: July-December 2021" nominees!
We'll officially close the form at 11:00PM ET/8:00 PM PT. If you know of any 2021 news stories, essays, or blog posts we should consider please point us toward them! (And pls RT!) #scicomm
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My school's library got a big grant to buy new books and they're asking for faculty suggestions so plz recommend me some physics/physics-adjacent books by folks who are not white cishet men. I thought of a few from recent yrs but I def don't read enough so help a teacher out
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10 Jan 2022
Update:
416 noms & counting!
The nomination closes in about 9 hours (midnight PST), so get those recommendations in!
It's a great way to support writers, editors, & publications you admire.
10 Jan 2022
With 399 nominations so far, we're entering the final hours of collecting nominations for "Best Shortform Science Writing: July-December 2021"
We'll definitely hit 400 noms, but can we hit 450?
Help us out by sending links to your favorite recent science stories!
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10 Jan 2022
With 399 nominations so far, we're entering the final hours of collecting nominations for "Best Shortform Science Writing: July-December 2021"
We'll definitely hit 400 noms, but can we hit 450?
Help us out by sending links to your favorite recent science stories!
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4 Jan 2022
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7 Jan 2022
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The course will kick off 1/17!
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4 Jan 2022
CALL FOR NOMINATIONS (Please RT!):
We're crowdsourcing nominations for the edition of "Best Shortform Science Writing" covering July-Dec 2021.
Nominated stories should clock in at 1200 words or less. Tag or DM @SciShortform with a link to the story.
Noms due Jan 10th!
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28 Dec 2021
Yes, PIOs, please take note:
"Best Shortform Science Writing" has an Institutional category dedicated to your writing!
Press releases, university outreach blog entries, & alumni magazine stories are eligible. To nominate your work (or work by a colleague), tag us with links!
28 Dec 2021
I'm so glad that in @SciShortform's roundup of science writing, they're including press releases-- institutional science writing can always use a little more love. Here are a few pieces I had fun working on in the past few months! 🧵
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27 Dec 2021
311 stories have been nominated for "Best Shortform Science Writing: July-December 2021" so far!
To throw your hat in the ring, tag us with a link to the piece! We have categories for essays, blog posts, and press releases. #scicomm
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16 Dec 2021
Looking for something to do during the holiday doldrums?
Here at SciShortform, we're looking for new volunteers who can help "scout" potential stories for our round-ups. Scouts read the internet & nominate well-written science news stories for our round-up. DM us if interested!
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