Pitching Across Borders
This online workshop is aimed at international science writers who are interested in writing for English-language publications.
Who?
- You live in the UK or Ireland, but English is not your first language
- You live outside the UK and wish to pitch to UK-based publications
- You live in the UK or elsewhere and want to pitch big international English-language publications
- English is your first language (or you are proficient), but still need that last push to pitch to international media
When? Thursday, 23 October 2025, 15:00-17:30 (BST)
Where? Online
This online workshop is aimed at international science writers who are interested in writing for English-language international publications. Whether you usually write in a different language or are based in a country where your writing isn't reaching a global audience, this workshop is for you. Hear from editors how they work with writers in different countries and learn from freelance writers how they write in different languages and decide when to pitch to English-language publications.
You will:
- Find out how science journalism can be different across borders.
- Learn about pitching to English-language publications.
- Be inspired to bring science stories to an international audience.
Panellists:
Maria Bolevich - freelance science writer from Montenegro/Croatia
Tushna Commissariat - features editor at Physics World
Emma Stoye - news editor at Nature
Jop de Vrieze - freelance science writer from The Netherlands
Chaired by Eva Amsen, freelance science writer and European Representative on the ABSW Board.
Maria Bolevich graduated from Medical High School and the Faculty of Metallurgy and Technology, Department of Environmental Protection. She is an environmental engineer and published her first scientific article as a student in 2009, which sparked her interest in science journalism. She covers everything science-related, from health and animal behaviour to technology. She has collaborated with many international media outlets, including Science, New Scientist, Interesting Engineering, and more. She has built her career working with international media outlets.
Tushna Commissariat is the features editor of Physics World. She graduated with a BSc in physics from St Xavier’s College, Mumbai, India, before completing a Master’s in science journalism at City University, London. Tushna joined the Physics World team as a news reporter in 2011 and spent the next five years writing about everything from the oriental hornet to antimatter. She became reviews and careers editor in 2016, before taking on the features role in spring 2021.
Emma Stoye leads a team of reporters who deliver groundbreaking, agenda-setting journalism for Nature's audience of working scientists, covering everything from gene editing and quantum physics to research policy and AI. She joined Nature's European news team in 2019 after working at Chemistry World as a reporter, editor and podcast host.
Jop de Vrieze is a biomedically trained science journalist based in Amsterdam, writing for Dutch and international media such as New Scientist, Nature and Science. Since he started his career in 2008, his focus has shifted from pure popular science writing to a blend of investigative journalism, narrative journalism and science journalism. In 2015, he was named the Dutch science writer of the year, and in 2016, he was awarded an AAAS Kavli Science Journalism gold award. He is about to publish his third book, 'The Protein Paradox', about the focus on proteins among consumers.
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Information about how to join the online workshop will be sent closer to the date.
