Science Writers and Communicators of Canada

📣 Great news! The 2025 SWCC Book Awards extended the submission deadline until November 7th. 📚 Don’t miss this opportunity! Learn more about the submission process and eligibility here: sciencewriters.ca/bookawards/sub… #canadianbookawards #scienceauthors #sciencebooks #scicomm

The SWCC Book Awards 🏆📚have been celebrating science writing for 20+ years. 50+ books judged annually. $1,000 awarded to both Youth & General winners, plus the $500 Paradigm Prize for underrepresented voices in science writing. 🔗Read about the history: sciencewriters.ca/Blog/13629781

📣Big news! For the 3rd year in a row, the SWCC 2026 conference will host the @SSHRC_CRSH Storytellers Challenge, a national competition where postsecondary students share powerful stories! Meet this year's finalists tiny.cc/2026final ✨Join us in Montréal to see them live!

📣We’re pleased to share that, for the 3rd year in a row, the SWCC 2026 conference will host the @SSHRC_CRSH Storytellers Challenge! ✨Join us in Montréal for a national competition where postsecondary students share powerful stories! Meet the finalists tiny.cc/2026final

⏰ Last chance for early bird pricing — midnight 1 May! Join Canada's science writing community in Montréal, June 15–16. The Pre-conference workshop on moderating is also open for registration. 🎉 sciencewriters.ca/event-6647029 #SWCC2026 #scicomm

Meet our next general category judge for the 2025 SWCC Book Awards📚Chloe Rexdiemer! With a BSc in Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour, Chloe is passionate about making complex topics accessible and engaging. Read more about the awards🔗: sciencewriters.ca/2025-Book-Awar…

Welcome to the SWCC’s SciArt Spotlight Series April edition! This month, we’re featuring Jenna O’Flaherty! 🎨🧬 To see more of Jenna’s work, visit her website at aviatrixdesign.ca Stay tuned for next month’s SciArt Spotlight! DM us to be featured! 📩 #SciArt #ScienceComm

Meet one of our Youth Category Judges for the #SWCCBookAwards📚: Rochelle Strauss! Environmental educator & award‑winning children’s author, she uses storytelling to make complex environmental issues accessible, & hopeful, for young readers.🔗sciencewriters.ca/2025-Book-Awar… @KidsCanPress

📋 The SWCC 2026 programme is LIVE! 🎉 June 15–16 in Montréal — speakers, sessions, workshops & more are all up. 🐦 Early bird registration open until May 1! 👉 Register: lnkd.in/gnNdmSV2 #SWCC2026 #SciComm #ScienceCommunication

The Minister of AI and Digital Innovation, launched the Quantum Champions Program, to strengthen Canada's Quantum ecosystem. We compiled a list of terms that are relevant in discussions about quantum computing. Stay tuned for this article on lnkd.in/eqnfi9yi

We've blown past 1.5°C. Climate isn't a sidebar anymore — not in economics, not in trade, not anywhere. Read our newest blog on how journalists can evolve: lean on IEA/IPCC risk data & redefine objectivity for the emergency we're in. 🔗 sciencewriters.ca/widget/Blog/13… #ClimateJournalism

Want to level up your #SciComm or journalism career? 🚀 Join a virtual panel on funded opportunities (fellowships, scholarships & more) with Bryce Hoye, Ashley Smart, Lesley Birchard & Gina Lorentz. 🗓️ Apr 15 | ⏰ 5–6 PM ET 💸 Free (members) / $30 🔗 sciencewriters.ca/event-6638848

Read more about the Book Awards 🔗 sciencewriters.ca/2025-Book-Awar…

Spotlighting our Book Awards judges! Meet Elissa Strome, Executive Director of the Pan-Canadian AI Strategy at CIFAR, neuroscientist, EDI champion, & second-degree black belt in taekwondo🥋. We're thrilled to have her as one of our judges. Happy reading, Elissa!📚 #SWCCBookAwards

Read more about the Book Awards 🔗 sciencewriters.ca/2025-Book-Awar…

Continuing our SWCC Book Awards 📚judge spotlights — meet Émilie Michaud! PhD candidate in digital inclusion & mediation at INRS (Québec), certified professional writer (rédactrice agréée), trail runner, collage artist, avid reader & amateur pastry chef. So glad to have her!

Stay tuned for next month’s SciArt Spotlight! If you or a SciArtist you know would like to be featured, send us a DM! 📩 #SciArt #ScienceCommunication

Please give a warm welcome to Jubilee Connor, our SciArt Spotlight Series featured SciArtist for March! 🎨🧬

To connect with Jubilee, you can visit her website (jubileeillustrations.com), follow her on Instagram (instagram.com/jubilee_illust…), or find her on LinkedIn (linkedin.com/in/jubileeconn…).

“Science can sometimes feel abstract and inaccessible, but understanding the textures, form, and structure that lie hidden in the data, theory, and systems gives life to that abstraction.”

When Jubilee discovered the field of SciArt during her undergraduate degree at Redeemer University, she focused her academics and extracurriculars in art and biology to develop the skills necessary to become a scientific illustrator.

She also acted as a teacher and translator for her older sister, who has speech apraxia, which instilled an appreciation for creative education and clear, audience-centred communication. “She inspires me to translate complex biological systems into accessible visual language.”