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YSWA 2025 gets a record number of entries

The competition for young students engaged over 600 writers across the country, with submissions from all four nations. By Maisie Keogh
10 Mar 2025
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The European Federation of Science Journalists announced the winners of the European Science Journalist of the Year Award 2024 on November 20.
25 Nov 2024
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Report on fatal medicine in children wins ABSW Investigative Journalism Award

Rosa Furneaux and The Bureau of Investigative Journalism won the Steve Connor Award for Investigative Science Journalism. By Anoushka Sinha
6 Aug 2024

Jonathan O’Callaghan is British Science Journalist of the Year for 2024

Freelancer Jonathan O’Callaghan wins British gong and will compete for the European Science Journalist of the Year award. By Anoushka Sinha
5 Aug 2024
2024 ABSW winners

2024 ABSW winnersABSW Awards honour the trailblazing work of Debora Mackenzie

Debora Mackenzie received a Lifetime Achievement Award at the ceremony alongside 13 other category winners. By Anoushka Sinha
8 Jul 2024
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Credits: Mark Lewis Photography2024 YSWA: Jasmin Notarangelo passion is writing, but she continues to study biology

Anna Demming, Richard Fisher and Paula Rowinska shared their routes into science writing with the young science writers. By Deborah Cohen
28 Jun 2024
Jasmin Notarangelo, Musselburgh Grammar School, East Lothian

Jasmin Notarangelo, Musselburgh Grammar School, East LothianInsulin pumps, light pollution and overuse of tyres choosen for the Young Science Writer Award 2024

One winner, two runners up and 10 highly commended entrants among the 377 essays for this year's award.
31 May 2024

Forty finalists for the ABSW Awards 2024 announced

Twenty-eight judges evaluated 312 entries for the 13 categories available.
16 May 2024
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Foto de Jonathan Borba/PexelsThe Medical Journalist Awards 2024 are open with 17 categories

Features, news stories, a student award, and also specific topics like health and climate change, mental health, and cancer are among the categories.
6 May 2024
ABSW Awards 2024 open until January 31, 2024

ABSW Awards 2024 open until January 31, 2024Martin Ince: “Awards are open to all writers and journalists”

“We want an important story”, says Martin Ince. “Exclusivity never does any harm, but a new way into a running story is equally valid.”
10 Jan 2024

ABSW Lifetime Achievement Award 2024 - open to nominations

3 Jan 2024

ABSW Awards 2024 - open to entry on January 1, 2024

Thirteen categories are available in the 2024 ABSW Awards
19 Dec 2023

ABSW Awards 2023 open to entry

Fifteen categories for science writers, journalists and broadcasters
30 Dec 2022

ABSW Awards 2022. And the winners were....

16 Jul 2022

ABSW Awards 2022: Finalists announced

Congratulations to all those shortlisted in the ABSW Awards 2022
15 Jun 2022

ABSW announces new sponsorship from DeepMind for Young Science Writer of the Year Award

26 May 2022

ABSW announced as 2022 partner for Media Fellowships

22 Feb 2022

Civic Science Storytelling Award

A US-UK Fulbright Commission award for an early-career journalist with a deep knowledge of science, and a passion for public engagement
8 Feb 2022

Spark Grant Initiative: submissions now open

Grants up to $20,000 available
5 Oct 2021

American Geophysical Union journalism awards

Nominations now open
22 Feb 2021

ABSW Awards 2021: submissions now open!

Recognising excellence in science, technology, engineering and mathematics journalism and writing
5 Jan 2021

ABSW Awards: how does it feel to be shortlisted?

Reactions from two shortlisted entrants
19 Aug 2020

AAAS Kavli Science Journalism Awards

Submission to the 2020 Awards now open
14 Jul 2020
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