Write on scientists

As a part of the continuing PEST movement, several organisation now offer prizes for scientists who fancy themselves as writers.

This list is bound to be incomplete and out of date. We don't have time to make regular checks on each organisation. They are just indications of places that keen scientists can visit for more information.
Do let us know if you hear of, or run, a competition that we should list here.

As usual, those fine folks at the Wellcome Trust offer even more information. this comes in the shape of the excellent PSCI-COM web site. Go there for an even longer list of ways for scientists to extract money to do there thing in public.

They don't seem to mention it on their web site. (Well, we can't find it.) But the Times Higher Education Supplement runs an annual competition with OUP. More details when we can track them down.

The Daily Telegraph and BASF Science Writer Awards

You have to admire The Daily Telegraph for registering the domain name www.science-writer.co.uk, even though these awards are really for young scientists. They do not rule out professionals, you just have to identify yourself.

Register on the web site to be notified of any developments.
Closing date in April.

Wellcome Trust and New Scientist essay competition

"The Wellcome Trust Prize is a unique opportunity for professional life scientists to tell the world about the wonders of science. The prize of £25,000 will enable the winner to take a break from their normal routine so that they can write a popular science book about some aspect of the life sciences. The aim is to write an important or influential book that will not only inspire, stimulate and inform the general lay reader, but will also open up new ways of thinking about the world and set the agenda for future debate and discussion."

The trust also runs an essay competition in collaboration with New Scientist. "A chance for PhD students to tell the world about their research - and win a cash prize."

Full details at the Wellcome web site