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We're the SWCC! We foster quality #scicomm & provide a community for science writers across #Canada. Become a member today!🔬✈️

Awards 2025 Submissions: https://sciencewriters.ca/bookawards/submissions

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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/s...

#canadianbookawards #scienceauthors #sciencebooks #scicomm
"The dark blue banner at the top reads: ""The 2025 SWCC Book Awards Submission Deadline Extended"". Green text in the bottom half of the banner reads, ""New Deadline: Nov 7, 2025"". Below is an image of the 2024 Book Awards entries on a bookshelf, with a brick wall in the background. The books are in all different colors, leaning slightly to the left."
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This week's SciArt 🎨🧬 Spotlight is Sreeharini Murali, a Toronto-based scientific illustrator and visual storyteller, passionate about making complex medical and scientific concepts more accessible through art.
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November 16, 2025 at 1:01 AM
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Join us for a fireside chat with the Hon. Kirsty Duncan as she speaks about women and girls in STEM!

🗓️Date: Nov. 13th, 2025; 4:00 - 5:15 pm ET via Zoom.

💵Cost: Free for SWCC members! $30 for non-members.

👉Registration: sciencewriters.ca/event-6406958

See you there!

#SciComm #womeninstem
A post from the Science Writers and Communicators of Canada promoting a virtual event. At the top of the post there is a dark green background. On the background in descending order is the SWCC logo at the very top, the title "Keeping Women and Girls Engaged in Science" in large bolded light green font below it, and the subtitle "The Role of Science Communicators, from Policy to Press Coverage" in smaller light green font below that. Under the dark green background is an image of the Honourable Kirsty Duncan smiling wearing a red top with a gold necklace against a light green background and a white "swoosh" shape behing that. Below the image is the text "Join us for a fireside conversation with the Honourable Kirsty Duncan!". Below this text at the bottom of the post is another dark green background with the text "Nov. 13th, 2025 | 4:00 - 5:15 pm ET | via Zoom" in light green font.
November 11, 2025 at 2:28 PM
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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/s...

#canadianbookawards #scienceauthors #sciencebooks #scicomm
"The dark blue banner at the top reads: ""The 2025 SWCC Book Awards Submission Deadline Extended"". Green text in the bottom half of the banner reads, ""New Deadline: Nov 7, 2025"". Below is an image of the 2024 Book Awards entries on a bookshelf, with a brick wall in the background. The books are in all different colors, leaning slightly to the left."
November 6, 2025 at 8:40 PM
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🧵We close our celebration of the 2025 Nobel Prizes by spotlighting Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson, and Omar M. Yaghi, laureates of this year’s #NobelPrize in Chemistry for creating metal–organic frameworks (MOFs). (1/9)
Graphic celebrating the 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. At the top, the SWCC logo and the hashtag #ScientistSpotlight appear on a green banner. Below, three portraits of the laureates are shown: Susumu Kitagawa from Kyoto University, Japan; Richard Robson from the University of Melbourne, Australia; and Omar M. Yaghi from the University of California, Berkeley, USA. The text reads: "Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2025. For the development of metal-organic frameworks." The background is gold, resembling a Nobel medal texture.
October 30, 2025 at 3:37 PM
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⏰ Deadline approaching!

Join SWCC’s Professional Development & Membership Committee and help shape our exciting new event lineup!

Apply by Nov 1, 2025 👉https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf5805OaNVXsXAqevJh9nC-Z7qyMsx6GjjnInDxVGuE62DeJw/viewform

#scicomm #volunteeropportunity
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October 28, 2025 at 11:37 PM
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❗️ Dernière chance !

📚 Le comité des Book Awards a reçu de nombreuses candidatures en français, et nous recherchons un juge francophone ou bilingue !

👉 Curieux ? Postulez avant le 31 octobre !
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Bonne lecture!

#SWCCBookAwards #SciComm
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October 27, 2025 at 2:52 PM
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❗️French-speaking and/or bilingual judges wanted!

📚 The Book Awards committee received many French book submissions, and we are looking for a French-speaking or bilingual judge!

👉 Interested? Apply by October 31st!
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Happy reading!

#SWCCBookAwards #SciComm
A promotional post from the Science Writers and Communicators of Canada. A light green foreground in the shape of a ripped page sits atop of a dark green background. On the light green page has the text "2025 SWCC Book Awards 2025: Judges Needed" at the top, a graphic of a green megaphone pointing to the right with three lightning bolts pointing out of it with the text "Last Call!", and the text "Apply by October 31st and help choose the top science books of 2025!" at the bottom. At the top of the post on the dark green background is the SWCC logo and at the bottom of the post on the dark green background is the text "Details and link to apply in the description!".
October 27, 2025 at 2:50 PM
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🧵🔬Continuing our #ScientistSpotlight celebration of the 2025 Nobel Prizes, this week we highlight the #NobelPrize in Physics ⚛️, awarded to John Clarke, Michel H. Devoret, and John M. Martinis for demonstrating quantum mechanical effects on an electrical circuit. (1/9)
A promotional graphic from the Science Writers and Communicators of Canada (SWCC) #ScientistSpotlight series. The background is gold with a green banner at the top featuring the SWCC logo and the hashtag #ScientistSpotlight beside a Nobel Prize medal icon. The title reads “Nobel Prize in Physics 2025.” Below are three portraits of the laureates: John Clarke from the University of California, Berkeley, USA; Michel H. Devoret from Yale University in New Haven, CT, and the University of California, Santa Barbara, USA; and John M. Martinis from the University of California, Santa Barbara, USA. At the bottom, a quote in large text reads: “For their discovery of macroscopic quantum mechanical tunnelling and energy quantization in an electric circuit.”
October 25, 2025 at 6:45 PM
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📣 Only 1 week left to submit your book to the 2025 SWCC Book Awards! 📚

Learn more about the submission process and deadlines here:
sciencewriters.ca/bookawards/s...

#scicomm #sciencebooks #canadianauthors
"The dark blue banner at the top reads: ""The 2025 SWCC Book Awards is Now Open for Submissions. Deadline Oct 31, 2025"". Below is an image of the 2024 Book Awards entries on a bookshelf, with a brick wall in the background. The books are in all different colors, leaning slightly to the left."
October 24, 2025 at 9:53 PM
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🌟 #ScientistSpotlight is back! 🌟

🧵 This month, we’re celebrating the 2025 Nobel Prizes 🏆, and this week, the spotlight is on Mary E. Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell & Shimon Sakaguchi, #NobelPrize in Physiology or Medicine 🧬🩺winners. (1/10)
A promotional graphic from the Science Writers and Communicators of Canada (SWCC) for the #ScientistSpotlight series. The background is metallic gold with a dark green banner at the top featuring the SWCC logo and a gold Nobel megal icon. The title reads: "Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2025."Below are photos of three laureates: Mary E. Brunkow (Institute for Systems Biology, Seattle, USA), Fred Ramsdell (Sonoma Biotherapeutics, San Francisco, USA), and Shimon Sakaguchi (Osaka University, Osaka, Japan). A caption at the bottom says, "For their discoveries concerning peripheral immune tolerance."
October 22, 2025 at 5:59 PM
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❗️Juges bénévoles recherchés pour les Book Awards 2025 ! ❗️

Nous recherchons des membres du SWCC pour recevoir, lire et choisir les meilleurs livres scientifiques !

👉 Consultez le lien ici et postulez avant le 31 octobre !
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Bonne lecture!

#SWCCBookAwards #SciComm
Un message promotionnel des Rédacteurs et communicateurs scientifiques du Canada. Une page déchirée, vert clair au premier plan, repose sur un fond vert foncé. Sur la page vert clair, on peut lire en haut : « Prix du livre SWCC 2025 : Juges recherchés », au centre, une image d'une femme en pantalon vert assise en tailleur lisant un livre rose, et en bas : « Postulez avant le 31 octobre et contribuez à choisir les meilleurs livres scientifiques de 2025 ! ». Le logo SWCC figure en haut sur fond vert foncé, et en bas : « Détails et lien pour postuler dans la description ! ».
October 15, 2025 at 2:09 PM
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❗️New volunteer judges for the 2025 Book Awards wanted!❗️

We're looking for active SWCC members to receive, read, and help select the top science books of 2025!

👉 Check out the form and apply by October 31st!
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Happy reading!

#SWCCBookAwards #SciComm
A promotional post from the Science Writers and Communicators of Canada. A light green foreground in the shape of a ripped page sits atop of a dark green background. On the light green page has the text "2025 SWCC Book Awards 2025: Judges Needed" at the top, a graphic of a woman in green pants sitting cross-legged reading a pink book in the centre, and the text "Apply by October 31st and help choose the top science books of 2025!" at the bottom. At the top of the post on the dark green background is the SWCC logo and at the bottom of the post on the dark green background is the text "Details and link to apply in the description!".
October 15, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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This week's SciArt 🎨🧬 Spotlight is Dr. Parshati Patel, an astrophysicist turned science communicator, author, astrophotographer, and emerging mixed media artist based in London, Ontario. (1/4)

#SciArt #ScienceCommunication #worldspaceweek
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October 7, 2025 at 7:36 PM
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🧵Today is the #NationalDayforTruthAndReconciliation; a time to reflect, learn, and honour Indigenous knowledge and experiences.

To mark this day, SWCC is sharing a book recommendation: Medicine Wheel for the Planet by Dr. Jennifer Grenz, a Nlaka’pamux ecologist and scholar (1/3)
An orange graphic marking the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, September 30. On the left is the cover of Medicine Wheel for the Planet: A Journey Toward Personal and Ecological Healing by Dr. Jennifer Grenz, featuring a circular medicine wheel with four coloured quadrants. A red circle on the cover says “National Bestseller.” On the right, there is a photo of Dr. Jennifer Grenz wearing a red garment, framed in a blue circle. Two illustrated feathers, one yellow and one white with black tips, appear above her photo. At the bottom, blue text boxes read: “National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.” The SWCC logo is displayed underneath.
September 30, 2025 at 10:04 PM
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September 21 kicks off Global Biotech Week, a week of celebrating science, innovation, and solutions. 🧬🌱💊

💡 Fun fact: Canada was the first country with a national Biotech week, starting in 2003!

👉Click the link to learn more: globalbiotechweek.ca/global-biote...

#GBW2025 #SciComm
September 21, 2025 at 7:08 PM
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🎉📚 Congratulations to the SWCC 2024 Book Awards winners 🎉📚

We want to thank all publishers and authors for submitting a total of 62 (!) books, showing us again the diversity and abundance of Canadian Science Literature 📖

#SWCCBookAwards #SciComm #WinnersScienceBookAwards
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September 15, 2025 at 1:12 PM
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🏅📚 The SWCC 2024 Book Awards winners will be announced soon! Keep your eyes open on September 15, when the winners will be shared on our website and all social media platforms 🏅📚

Who are your favourites?
sciencewriters.ca/bookawards2024

#SWCCBookAwards #SciComm #ScienceBookAwards
Graphic titled "2024 Book Awards Winners Announced Sept 15" showing eight shortlisted science books in two categories. The General Category includes: “The Honey Trap” by Dana L. Church, “The Exclusion Effect” by Kirsty Duncan, “Medicine Wheel for the Planet” by Dr. Jennifer Grenz, and “Mind the Science” by Jonathan N. Stea. The Youth Category includes: “A Planet Is a Poem” by Amanda West Lewis, illustrated by Oliver Averill; “I Was: The Stories of Animal Skulls” by Katherine Robbins, illustrated by Natasha Donovan; “How to Know a Crow” by Candace Savage, illustrated by Chelsea O'Byrne; and “I Am Wind: An Autobiography” by Rachel Poliquin, illustrated by Rachel Wada. The background is teal and grey, with book covers arranged in two neat rows.
August 26, 2025 at 9:04 PM
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🚨 Just one week left! 🚨

Nominations for the SWCC Board close August 27 — now’s the time to step up or nominate someone who’s shaping the future of science communication in Canada.

Be part of the change. Be part of the conversation. 🧬🗣️

🔗 Link in bio

#SciComm #SWCC #ScienceWriters #Canada
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August 20, 2025 at 10:58 PM
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Meet the 2024 #SWCCBookAwards Youth finalists!

📚 Rachel Poliquin writes about the wonders of nature & holds a PhD from UBC. Rachel Wada is a Vancouver-based illustrator; her debut The Phone Booth in Mr. Hirota’s Garden was an award finalist.

More info: sciencewriters.ca/bookawards2024
Graphic featuring the "Book Awards 2024 Shortlist" with the highlighted title I Am Wind by Rachel Poliquin and Rachel Wada. The book cover shows dynamic, swirling natural elements with bold blue and orange tones and the subtitle “An Autobiography.” Circular portraits of the author and illustrator appear below and above the cover. A quote reads: “Moving seamlessly between science, history and myth, this book is an engrossing and unique look at an elemental force.” SWCC logo appears at the bottom.
August 15, 2025 at 7:56 PM
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Meet the 2024 #SWCCBookAwards General finalist!

📚 Dr. Jonathan Stea is a clinical psychologist & UCalgary prof known for making psych science public. He’s a Scientific American contributor & won the 2022 Paterson Award.

More: sciencewriters.ca/bookawards2024

#SciComm
Promotional graphic for the "Book Awards 2024 Shortlist" featuring Mind the Science by Dr. Jonathan N. Stea. The book cover is purple and depicts a diffuser emitting vapor shaped like a brain. Subtitle reads “Saving Your Mental Health from the Wellness Industry.” A circular portrait of Dr. Stea appears above the cover. A quote beside it reads: “This book provides hope and real information to those who have been misled by false marketing, or are simply curious about the relationship between science and mental health.” SWCC logo is at the bottom.
August 13, 2025 at 2:27 AM
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Meet the 2024 #SWCCBookAwards General finalist!

📚 Dr. Jennifer Grenz is a Nlaka’pamux Indigenous ecologist, UBC prof & founder of Greener This Side. She focuses on invasive species, land healing & science communication.

More info: sciencewriters.ca/bookawards2024
Graphic announcing "Book Awards 2024 Shortlist" featuring the book Medicine Wheel for the Planet by Dr. Jennifer Grenz. The book cover includes a stylized Indigenous medicine wheel illustration with red, yellow, black, and white quadrants. A circular photo of Dr. Grenz wearing a red shawl appears at the bottom left. A featured quote reads: “This book circles toward an argument that we need more than a singular worldview to protect the planet and make the significant changes we are running out of time for.” SWCC logo at the bottom.
August 8, 2025 at 12:51 AM
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Meet the 2024 #SWCCBookAwards Youth finalists!

📚 Candace Savage is an award-winning author based in Saskatoon. Rachel Hudson is a UK illustrator & author of 100 Endangered Species, inspired by fleeting moments in nature.

More info: sciencewriters.ca/bookawards2024

#sciencebooks #scicomm
Graphic announcing the 2024 SWCC Book Awards shortlist title How to Know a Crow: The Biography of a Brainy Bird by Candace Savage and Rachel Hudson. The illustrated book cover features a large crow perched on a tree branch overlooking a village. Circular portraits of the author and illustrator appear above the cover. A quote reads: 'As we follow baby crow Oki through the seasons of her life, we explore how crows see and sense the world.' SWCC logo is at the bottom.
August 5, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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🧵Are you ready to shape the future of #SciComm in Canada?

SWCC is seeking nominations for its Board of Directors (2025–2027)! Whether you're a seasoned communicator or a fresh voice, your perspective matters. 🌟

🔗 Learn more: sciencewriters.ca/nominations-...

#SciComm #SWCC (1/2)
August 4, 2025 at 10:58 PM
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The AAAS Kavli Science Journalism Awards 2025 contest is only open for 2 more days!

Enter your best science reporting in multiple categories. Submissions open until Aug 1, 2025.

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#KavliScienceJournalismAwards #sciencejournalism #sciencewriting
Entries Now Being Accepted for the 2025 Awards | AAAS Kavli Science Journalism Awards
The contest year is from July 16, 2024 to July 15, 2025. The entry deadline is August 1, 2025.
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July 31, 2025 at 12:20 AM
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📅 Join us for SWCC’s 2025 AGM on Sept. 16, 5–6:30 p.m. ET! Reflect on the year, vote for our next Board of Directors & get involved—nominations now open! 7 director spots (2-year terms) are up for election. Step up & lead!
🔗 sciencewriters.ca/nominations-...
#SciComm #SWCC
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July 3, 2025 at 5:43 PM