Award-winning freelance science journalist | she/her | Chasing fascinating, unusual, fun & thought-provoking stories | Nature Environment Behaviour Health
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Hello! I’m a scientist turned multimedia freelance journalist-producer based near Vancouver, BC. Passionately curious about the natural & technological world & always seeking cool underreported stories. Contact me via lesleyevansogden.com
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Thanks for the opportunity @AccessCopyright and congratulations to all of the fellow grant recipients.
Please join us in congratulating the Art Gallery of Swift Current, @readBTLbooks, Lawrence Bird, Rose Bouthillier, Daniel Boyce, Anne Shibata Casselman, Kate Cayley, @GregorCraigie, Christine Estima, @ljevanso, Lindsey Harrington, Jeremy Hull, Monica Kidd ...
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BC journalists- it's your final week to enter your work for the 2026 Webster Awards recognizing excellence in journalism. Deadline: Sunday Aug. 2nd, 11:59 p.m. Enter/find out more: jackwebster.com/webster-awar…
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🇳🇴 New opportunity for science journalists from WFSJ in partnership with the Norwegian Academy of Science’s: Apply now for a travel fellowship to attend the Kavli Prize Week in Oslo, Norway, 29 Aug - 3 Sep, 2026.
Details here: wfsj.org/news/fellowships-fo…
ALT Science Journalists: check out this travel fellowship opportunity!
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You can nominate a deserving journalist or journalism educator for the 2026 Lifetime Achievement, Bill Good and Shelley Fralic Awards. Have your say and make sure that person who you know is a great journalist can be saluted. More here: jackwebster.com/bruce-hutchi…
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Science Journalists:
🔭 Opportunity to apply for a journalism travel fellowship to attend the Abel Prize Ceremony and associated events in Oslo, Norway with access to prize winners for interviews. 🏆 Please share
🗓️ Deadline April 5, 2026.
✅ Details:
wfsj.org/news/abel-prize-tra…
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Dreaming of an escape to where life is bearable?
Bear with me! 🐻
Join me for 🌳🌲inspiration and learning 💡at Nature Writing in the Great Bear Rainforest, May 31-June4.
🗓️Registration deadline Feb 1st
lesleyevansogden.com/naturew…
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Immersive nature writing retreat and ecotour combined in the Great Bear Rainforest. Registration deadline February 1, 2026.
Please share and repost!
Details:
lesleyevansogden.com/naturew…
News release: eurekalert.org/news-releases…
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Congratulations to the wonderful organization and all the interactions made possible. 👏👏👏 @wcsj2025
@WFSJ
Our enormous thanks to everyone - organizers, sponsors & volunteers - that made #WCSJ2025 a success. With special thanks to the Local Organizing Committee for their enormous efforts to bring this dream to reality.
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Major FOMO from missing #WCSJ2025 ? You don’t have to miss out. Register for online access to recorded sessions.
@wcsj2025
wcsj.online
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Come join me for an intensive nature writing workshop immersed in the beauty and mystique of the Great Bear Rainforest in May 2026.
Details here:
lesleyevansogden.com/naturew…
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Some Canadian 🇨🇦 humour for the jet lagged insomniacs at #WCSJ2025 Is it better to be a night owl or morning lark?
A fun debate. podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcas…
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Congrats to the winners: @OdetteAuger , @brad_badelt , @isabellegroc , @RuthKamnitzer , @arno_kopecky , @annielabrecque , @JB_MacKinnon , @ljevanso , @tJanePalmer, @bapayton , @RamanSpoorthy , @AlexisRiopel , @toughcitywriter @AnnaYorski
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So much learning and laughter in today’s highly interactive and participatory workshop on Moderating for Impact. Our great group of attendees really leaned in to practice and hone their skills in a series of mock panels. #WCSJ2025
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If you are not able to be here at @wcsj2025 in person, join us online with live streaming available starting tomorrow, Dec 2. Recordings will also be available after the conference for you to view at your leisure. #WCSJ2025
ALT Instructions for online participation at WCSJ2025.
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Join us for the plenary opening session of the 13th World Conference of Science Journalists tomorrow morning in the CSIR ICC Diamond Auditorium in Pretoria, South Africa.
#WCSJ2025 #sciencejournalism
@dstigovza
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