IEEE Earthzine is an online source for news, articles, information and educational materials about Earth science, Earth observations and users of Earth information for the international Earth-observing community. The publication is updated regularly with news from around the world about the Earth, Earth observations, environmental policy, and new and emerging technologies. With a Writing Club for college students and early-career professionals, Earthzine hopes to encourage and develop aspiring writers who are interested in Earth observation and scientific communication.
Earthzine’s Writing Club includes a series of online workshops led by professional writers and experts from the scientific community in order to help participants grow and develop the skills needed to find story ideas, conduct research, interview sources, write articles, and move through the editorial process toward publication. In addition to the workshops, which will be held remotely via a blog site, Earthzine volunteers and staff provide step-by-step assistance through the writing and peer review process to help club members reach the final goal: publication in Earthzine.org.
In addition to published articles, participants will be awarded a $200 honorarium for completion of the program, culminating in an accepted work published on Earthzine.org. The summer session will begin on June 20, 2016.
For more information: http://earthzine.org/writingclub/