Diversifying Your Freelance Work for Stability and Joy - The Open Notebook
Itβs difficult to make a living on freelance journalism alone. To support themselves and avoid burnout, some freelance science writers expand their portfolio to include work outside of written news re...
Many freelance journalists lean on writing-adjacent work, even outside journalism, to support their passion for reporting and writing, writes @bwfund.bsky.social early-career fellow @skylerdware.bsky.social in this story w/ @hannahseo.com, @kkdfv.bsky.social, @jtsangwrites.bsky.social, and others. π§ͺ
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Deadline extended! Apply by October 7 at 11:59pm ET!
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Applications close tomorrow at 11:59pm ET!
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In addition to the ScienceWriters 2025 programming, participants will receive hands-on training and mentorship, publishing an original piece by the end of the workshop. Travel support is available for selected participants!
@sciencewriting.bsky.social @sciencewriters.org @comscicon.bsky.social
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ComSciCon-SciWri 2025
Welcome!ApplicationConference ProgramSponsorsCode of Conduct Welcome! Who does CSC-SW25Β serve?Are you a science researcher or medical student interested in a career in science communication anβ¦
Are you a #STEM researcher interested in developing your #scicomm skills, network, and publication portfolio?
Apply to the 8th annual ComSciCon-SciWri workshop (November 7-9), associated with the #SciWri2025 conference in Chicago, IL!
Learn more: comscicon.org/chapter-work...
Apply by Oct. 3!
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Crafting Clear and Conversational Q&As - The Open Notebook
The Q&A story format allows writers to act as mediums between experts and audiences, tackling both broad and nuanced topics and exploring through conversation the expertβs story, thought processes, an...
Q&As allow readers to hear directly from an expert; finding the right source is key to nailing the Q&A. Here, @skylerdware.bsky.social talks to @jordanacep.bsky.socialβ¬, @elespectador.comβ¬βs Pablo Correa and others in a guide to the art of the Q&A. π§ͺ
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Freelance science writers: Does your work include a mix of journalism and non-reporting projects? E.g. editing, photography, translating, institutional comms, grant writing, teaching, etc.? If so, I'd like to speak with you for a story at The Open Notebook! DMs open/skylerdware[at]gmail.com
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Hi, Vox reporter here: If you've had a study section, NIH travel, or other NIH-related meeting cancelled (or not), raise your hand! Reply or DM me, and repost for visibility if you're able.
#academicsky @drugmonkey.bsky.social
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A sleek, sleepy tortoiseshell cat rests in "loaf mode" across an open notebook. Cat, notebook, and a nearby pen lie on a wooden desk with a computer monitor in the background.
Soka wanted to "help" with my interview this morning πΎβοΈ
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Hi Dani! Thanks for organizing. Could you add me to the feed please? I'm a freelance journalist covering physical and earth sciences. www.skylerdware.com
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Hello Bluesky! I'm a freelance journalist covering physical, environmental, and earth sciences. Happy to be here!
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I'm a Science Journo & Author: The Stronger Sex (Seal Press/Hachette, 2025) Also: Weightlifter, Ceramic Sculptor, Wild swimmer, Ecstatic Dancer, Trailrunner π¦πΊπΊπΈ dual citizen
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Climate and Science fellow @ HCN
βοΈ Health, environment, space in NatGeo, SciAm, etc.
Formerly C&EN, The Open Notebook, SmithsonianMag
Cofounder @sequencermag.bsky.social
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I go by my last name, Kim β’ She/her
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Multimedia journalist (Science, Health, Climate, Environment). AHCJ Award. Pulitzer Center Fellow. Oxford Climate Network.
Words: Science, Scientific American, Nature, The Guardian, BBC, EOS, Mongabay, Sci.Dev
Brazilian
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Freelance science writer, microbiologist at heart.
Blogging at The Microbial Menagerie microbialmenagerie.com
Content marketing for life science companies
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Author, artist, speaker with a fondness for cephalopods. Books:
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π£ Nursery Earth
π The Lives of Octopuses and Their Relatives
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Freelance science journo/filmmaker in Ecuador. Mostly covering science, environment in Latam. Stories @Sciencemag @sciam @AJEnglish @NautilusMag | Portfolio: www.katakarath.wordpress.com
Science Communicator | Writer | Editor | Social Media Manager | Former dater of rocks | Ph.D. in Geology | Exerciser | Food lover | Parent | Partner | she/her
We are Science News Media Groupβs union. We represent the workers of @sciencenews.bsky.social & @snexplores.bsky.social, organized with The News Guild @newsguild.org and @wbng.org.
Science journalist | Audio producer | Essayist | Naturalist
Here to talk about birds and molecules
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astronomy nerd, artist, swimmer, indie music lover
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ComSciCon is a #SciComm workshop series for grad students. You can support us by donating here: https://t.co/y49ojeNwvi
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hannahseo.com
A nerd at large. Writer. Musician.
Sometimes funny. π³οΈβπ
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Science journalist | Deputy Executive Director @theopennotebook.bsky.social | Signal: rzamzow.25
We're the UK's polar research institute π Uncovering the secrets of Earth's frozen places, doing science for a sustainable planet.
Looking for a seriously remote job? https://bas.ac.uk/vacancies
Author, journalist, selenophile, hiker, Coloradan. I speak for the Moon.
Life is short but sweet for certain.
My award-winning national bestseller OUR MOON is out in paperback!
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Science journalist, immigrant, mother. She/her. Words for Scientific American, Undark, Nature, Science, others. https://www.jyotimadhusoodanan.com/
freelance health & science journalist/ editor/ fact-checker | bylines in Science, SciAm, Undark, etc. | fiction writer | π³οΈβπ | they/he
Freelance journalist on science, technology, and society. Bylines in Science News, Scientific American, C&EN, WaPo, Nature, Guardian, etc. Author of SFF & YA fiction.
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