NASW Science in Society Journalism Awards 2025 ($2,000 prize) – YOA

Deadline: February 1, 2025

Applications are open for the NASW Science in Society Journalism Awards 2025. National Association of Science Writers (NASW) established the Science in Society Journalism Awards to supply recognition — with out subsidy from any skilled or industrial curiosity — for investigative or interpretive reporting concerning the sciences and their influence on trendy society.

Beginning with the primary award in 1972, winners have demonstrated progressive reporting that goes nicely past the science itself and into moral issues and social implications for communities and society at massive. They particularly search to acknowledge science writing that’s formed by quite a lot of views, as a result of such writing allows them to inform extra broadly related tales that higher serve readers and communities. Therefore, they take into account variety in subjects, sources, viewers and authors to be a important part of excellence. A committee of achieved friends judges the entries every year.

Awards

• NASW will award separate money prizes of $2,000 for writing judged greatest in every of the classes. Only authors or producers listed on the unique submission might be acknowledged by the awards. The awards might be introduced in October 2025. In instances of a number of authors or producers, prize cash might be break up between the entrants at their discretion. However, the prize cash is meant for content material authors or producers, not publications or information organizations.

Eligibility

• English-language works first revealed or broadcast between January 1, 2024, and December 31, 2024 are eligible for this competitors.
• Since 2024, the competitors is not restricted to works revealed in North America; entries from world publications and shops at the moment are eligible.
• Works translated into English should not at the moment eligible. All classes are platform-impartial.
• Self-published works equivalent to blogs are eligible for the awards; unpublished works should not.

Application

• Books: An entry consists of a ebook-size work that has been revealed and made commercially out there, both in print or as an e-ebook.
• Commentary: An entry consists of a single article or broadcast that’s an opinion piece, editorial, essay, or comparable work that conveys a subjective viewpoint or perspective on a scientific situation of societal significance.
• Science Reporting: An entry consists of a single article or broadcast overlaying current or breaking information. Written entries have to be fewer than 1500 phrases, or a single broadcast, as much as 4 minutes in size. If an entry consists of a mixture of media (textual content + video, textual content + audio, and many others.), every minute of audio/video is taken into account equal to 350 phrases. A combined-media entry could not exceed the entire phrase restrict for the class. Entrants should point out whether or not judges ought to take into account textual content solely, audio/video, or a number of media.
• Science Features: An entry consists of a single article or broadcast that provides a deep dive right into a topic. While the main target could also be well timed, the class is just not meant for longform breaking information. Features ought to be deeply reported and should embrace narrative parts, analyses and/or information visualizations. Written entries have to be 1500-4000 phrases, or a single broadcast, 4-12 minutes in size. If an entry consists of a mixture of media (textual content + video, textual content + audio, and many others.), every minute of audio/video is taken into account equal to 350 phrases. A combined-media entry could not exceed the entire phrase restrict for the class. Entrants should point out whether or not judges ought to take into account textual content solely, audio/video, or a number of media.
• Longform Narratives: An entry consists of a single article or broadcast that tells a compelling story by means of deep analysis and reporting and powerful narrative storytelling. Written entries have to be 4000 phrases or extra, or a single broadcast, 12 minutes or extra in size. If an entry consists of a mixture of media (textual content + video, textual content + audio, and many others.), every minute of audio/video is taken into account equal to 350 phrases. A combined-media entry could not exceed the entire phrase restrict for the class. Entrants should point out whether or not judges ought to take into account textual content solely, audio/video, or a number of media.
• Series: An entry consists of a sequence of articles or broadcasts revealed/produced as a coherent, named sequence in a single publication (or publications working collectively on the sequence). Entrants could select to submit a minimal of two articles or broadcasts to signify the sequence, and not more than three, for consideration in the competitors. If an entry consists of a mixture of media (textual content + video, textual content + audio, and many others.), every minute of audio/video is taken into account equal to 350 phrases. A combined-media entry could not exceed the entire phrase restrict for the class. Entrants should point out whether or not judges ought to take into account textual content solely, audio/video, or a number of media.

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For extra info, go to NASW Science in Society Journalism Awards.