July Meeting TODAY

+ Get $5k and Free Training in Fact-Checking and Sourcing!

Authors of Nonfiction Books

Jul 25, 2026

📅July Meeting TODAY📅

Authors’ Meeting

Saturday, July 25 · 6:00 – 7:00pm MST (Check your local time!)

Calendar Event

Video call link

🧰Resources🧰

🔍 Want to learn more about how science storytelling works?

🔗 The Best Science Stories and How They Work
This is Siri Carpenter ‘s new book!

📱 Are you a news creator, but not a traditionally trained journalist, who wants to get paid to learn journalism skills?

🔗 Trusted Creator Fellowship at News Creator Corps
💵 COST: Free
🏆 YOU GET: $5,000 plus free training in “skills like fact-checking, sourcing, and interviewing to ensure the creators are disseminating accurate information.”

💀Kristin’s note: I’m currently in their rural creator cohort! So I can co-sign that it is real and valuable! Honestly, who needs degrees when you can literally get paid to learn these skills? There is “homework” but no deliverables that they profit from; more like I post on my own pages content based on their assignments. And I would have probably posted this stuff anyway.

From Lynne:

📖 Want to be featured in the Tucson Festival of Books?

🔗 Tuscon Festival of Books

From Lynne from the National Association of Science Writers:

I’m writing to encourage you to apply to participate as a presenting author or indie author at the Tucson Festival of Books, March 13-14, 2027, at the University of Arizona. It is a free and fully in-person event. The 2026 TFoB featured more than 400 presentations by 300 authors. It drew 140,000 people to the UAZ campus.
If you would like to speak on the science stage and your book has been or will be published January 1, 2026-March 8, 2027, by a major publishing house or its imprints, or by a small or University press, use the Presenting Author Nomination Form,
https://tucsonfestivalofbooks.org/?id=168 . Applications due by Sept 8.
If you are a self-published or Indie author, use the Indie Author Nomination Form,
https://tucsonfestivalofbooks.org/?id=1656 . Applications due by Sept 30.
Authors, publishers, publicists, and the general public can submit nominations. The festival selects authors based on the quality and relevance of their books, and their potential for engaging panel discussions.
TFoB welcomes authors of fiction and poetry as well as books for children and books in other genres. Learn more at
https://tucsonfestivalofbooks.org/?action=form&form=new_nomination
Seven NASW authors—David Baron, Chris Berdik, Olivia Campbell, Melody Glenn, Beth Malow, Mindy Weisberger, and Carl Zimmer spoke about their books in science-focused sessions at the 2026 TFoB. See NASW’s Desknotes report: https://mailchi.mp/nasw.org/member-newsletter-2026-april
Questions? Email me. (llamberg at gmail dot com)