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Published: 29 Apr 2020 1,322 views
The CASW is still accepting applications for the Evert Clark/Seth Payne Award for Young Science Journalists 2020.
The award is given in memory of Ev Clark, a veteran journalist at Business Week, The New York Times and Newsweek, and Seth Payne, his long-time friend and colleague at Business Week and a founder of the award. It is designed to carry on the work of both men, who offered friendship and advice to generations of young journalists.
| Application Deadline | June 30, 2020 |
| Type | Entrepreneurs |
| Sponsor | Council for the Advancement of Science Writing (CASW) |
| Gender | Men and Women |
The award is intended to encourage young science writers by recognizing outstanding reporting and writing in any field of science. The 2020 winner will receive $1,000 and expenses to attend ScienceWriters 2020 in Colorado.
The award is judged by a panel of science writers and scientists selected by CASW and the Clark/Payne Fund, which was originally established at the National Press Foundation and is now managed by CASW.
Applications for the 2020 award will be accepted beginning January 1, 2020. Applicants may submit a single article or series, or up to four individual pieces. Articles must be published between July 1, 2019 and June 30, 2020, but an entire series will be accepted if most parts are published between those dates. Applications may be submitted by the author or on the author's behalf. All entries must be submitted in English.
Entries should not be elaborate. They may be submitted online through the CASW fellowships and awards site, http://casw.submittable.com/submit. All entries and submissions for the 2020 award must be received by JUNE 30, 2020.
Please contact Sylvia Kantor with any questions.
For more details, visit CASW website