Science  Write  Now

Our purpose

Science Write Now is a free online magazine dedicated to creative writing and art inspired by science. We believe in accessibility, connectivity, inspiration and collaboration across disciplines. We aim to:

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  1. help writers and scientists explore creative ways of communicating science

  2. encourage writers from all backgrounds to incorporate science into their practice

  3. facilitate sustainable, creative connections between scientists and writers

We publish all forms of creative writing and art in our twice-annual themed editions; chat with writers and scientists in our monthly podcast; host online science-informed writing classes in our new learning studio; and are always looking for new books, artists, resources, and ideas to share with our community.

Who We Are

  • Amanda Niehaus has short hair and wears a chunky necklace and a white shirt. She is smiling at the camera.
    Amanda Niehaus

    Amanda Niehaus is the co-founder and Editor-in-Chief of Science Write Now. She is a writer, scientist, and author of the novel The Breeding Season—a story of resilience based on the reproductive biology of northern quolls. Her essays and stories have been published in Griffith Review, Overland, The Guardian, Creative Nonfiction, Best Australian Essays, and more, and she won the 2017 Overland VU Short Story Prize. Amanda can also be found at www.amandacniehaus.com or on socials as @amandacniehaus.

  • Jessica White

    Jessica White is the co-founder and Editor-in-Chief of Science Write Now. She is the award-winning author of two novels, A Curious Intimacy and Entitlement, and a hybrid memoir about deafness, Hearing Maud. Her short stories and essays have appeared widely in Australian and international literary journals and have been shortlisted and longlisted for major prizes. Jessica is the recipient of funding from Arts Queensland and the Australia Council for the Arts and has undertaken residencies in Hobart, Rome and Munich. She is currently writing an ecobiography of Western Australia’s first non-Indigenous female scientist, 19th century botanist Georgiana Molloy. Jessica can be found at www.jessicawhite.com.au or on socials at @ladyredjess.

  • Taylor Mitchell

    Taylor Mitchell is the Managing Editor at Science Write Now. Her essays and fiction have been published in Griffith Review, Overland and Kill Your Darlings.

Contributors

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    Michèle Saint-Yves
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    Andrea Baldwin
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    Donna Mazza
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    Kris Kneen
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    Alicia Sometimes
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    Bastian Fox Phelan
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    Blake Chapman
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    Terry Mulhern
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    Aislinn Martin
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    Helen Marshall
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    Mark O’Flynn
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    Yoko Ogawa
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    Johanna Airth
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    Carol Jenkins
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    Tracy Ryan
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    Denise Fowler
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    Charlotte Clutterbuck
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    Meryl Broughton
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    Ashley Hay
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    Tina Wilson
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    Ryan P. O’Donnell
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    Simon Cleary
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    John McDonough
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    Elanna Herbert
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    Vivenne Glance
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    Anne Casey
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    Beth Spencer
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    Miles Hitchcock
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    Ann Shenfield
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    Paul Scully
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    Sarah Keenihan
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    Angela Meyer
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    Jennifer Woodworth
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    Deborah Sheldon
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    Chris Moss
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    Jay Sykes
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    William Fox
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    David P. Miller
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    Paul Hostovsky
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    Mary Cresswell
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    Morgan Driscoll
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    Nicole Cosme
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    Cath Nichols
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    Karl Sherlock
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    Gregory Bell
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    Amanda Tink
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    Joanne Anderton
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    Katerina Bryant
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    Lauren Poole
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    Heather Taylor-Johnson
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    Catherine McGuire
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    Marc Phillips
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    Rita Tognini
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    Julie Constable
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    Duncan Richardson
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    Jennifer Harrison
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    Nancy Huggett
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    Rose Michael
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    Manisha Anjali
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    Ellen Zhang
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    Katherine Kelly
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    Kerri Shying
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    Rachael Mead