• Social Event: Happy Hour & Board Games

    Board Room 1737 Connecticut Ave NW, Washington, DC, United States

    Come enjoy beverages with the DCSWA community and, if you're so inspired, play some board games! Our next social event is at the Board Room DC in DuPont Circle. This venue serves drinks only but outside food is allowed.  Location: Board Room DC, 1737 Connecticut Ave. NW Washington, DC Date/Time: Thursday, July 24, 6:00pm to […]

  • Social Event: Ice Cream

    Ice Cream Jubilee Navy Yard 301 Water St SE # 105, Washington, DC, United States

    Free ice cream for the first 25 people who show up! If the weather is nice, we'll sit by the waterfront and mingle.  Location: Ice Cream Jubilee at Navy Yard Date/Time: Thursday, July 31, 6:00pm to 8:00pm

  • Create Your Unicorn Career in SciComm – Even in a Crisis

    Even in a challenging economy, you can find unique career possibilities and land jobs! Join us for a fireside chat and Ask Me Anything with Alaina G. Levine, professional speaker, science writer, career coach to science writers, and author of Networking for Nerds and Create Your Unicorn Career (forthcoming). Ask her anything about uncovering hidden […]

  • CANCELED – Crafting Party at Because Science

    Because Science 1759 Columbia Rd NW, Washington, DC, United States

    Our next in-person social will be a crafting party at Because Science! You may remember the venue from our space painting event in 2023 — this time we’ll be creating collages from electronic waste! We’ll spend about an hour collaging and then head to a nearby restaurant for lunch. Space is limited to 15 participants […]

    $15
  • Science Writing on Substack

    Zoom Talk

    Join the D.C. Science Writers Association (DCSWA) on Thursday, Sept. 18 to learn how to use Substack to share news about science, medicine, health, and technology. This free online Zoom webinar will include a panel of leading science writers and communicators who will provide insight about how they got started on Substack and are using the platform to share news with followers.

  • Joint Happy Hour with JHU Science Writing Program

    Join us for a joint happy hour with Johns Hopkins University's Science Writing Program on Thursday, September 25 at Crooked Run Fermentation from 6:00-8:00 PM. Meet new science writers and enjoy the venue's menu, which includes ciders, seltzers, natural wines, NY style pizza and wings. Closest metro station is NoMa-Gallaudet U New York Ave in […]

  • November Social Hour at Ris

    Join us for a joint happy hour with local scientists and federal workers on Wednesday, November 12, at Ris from 5:30-7:30 p.m.  Network with fellow science writers, local scientists, and federal workers.  Enjoy reduced price cocktails and bar bites. DCSWA will provide some snacks. Closest metro station is Foggy Bottom on the orange-blue-silver lines. Address: […]

  • Book talk: Paws-itive results: How dogs help science

    Zoom Webinar

    Come, sit, stay. Join a virtual event to explore the science of our favorite symbiotes, dogs! Lindsay Cordero, author of "The Great Truffle Snuffle," and Melanie Kaplan, author of "Lab Dog: A […]

  • Book Talk: Seeing Differently – A New Way to Look at Science

    Science progresses as we find new views on what we already know. Two DCSWA authors recently published books that explore the wonders that happen when you take a new perspective on an old subject. Amy Hansen, author of Wanda Hears the Stars: A Blind Astronomer Listens to the Universe, shows children through an illustrated book […]

  • Happy Hour with JHU at Astro Beer Hall

    Join us for a happy hour with the Johns Hopkins Science Writing Program on Wednesday, February 11 at Astro Beer Hall in DC from 6-8 PM. Address: 1306 G St NW, Washington, DC 20005. WMATA Metro: Red line (Metro Center station) or Green line (Gallery Place/Chinatown station). No registration is required for this event.