The 1999 Award
Now in its eleventh year, The Evert Clark/Seth Payne Award was created to recognize the contributions to journalism of both Ev Clark and Seth Payne.
The Award is intended to encourage young science writers by recognizing outstanding reporting and writing in any field of science. The winner will receive $1,000 and expenses to attend the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
The award is given in memory of Ev Clark, a veteran journalist at Business Week, The New York Times, and Newsweek; and Seth Payne, his long-time friend and colleague at Business Week and a founder of the Award. It is designed to carry on the work of both men, who offered friendship and advice to generations of young journalists.
Rules
The award is limited to non-technical, print journalism only. Articles published in newspapers (including college newspapers), magazines, and newsletters are eligible. Both freelancers and staff writers are eligible. (Books, as well as articles in technical journals and trade association publications are not eligible. Since the prize is managed by Business Week staffers, stories in that magazine will not be accepted).
Science writing includes, but is not limited to, writing in the biological, physical, environmental, computer, and space sciences, along with technology, mathematics, health, and science policy.
Entries will be judged on the basis of accuracy, clarity, insightfulness, fairness, resourcefulness, and timeliness.
Applicants must be age 30 or younger. The 1999 Award will be limited to those applicants whose 31st birthday is December 31, 1999 or later.
Applicants may submit a single article or series, or up to four individual pieces. Articles must be published between December 1, 1998 and December 1, 1999, but an entire series will be accepted if most parts are published between those dates. Applications may be submitted by the author or on the author's behalf.
Entries should not be elaborate. Simply send the attached application, along with one original tearsheet and five photocopies of each article.
All applications and submissions must be received by December 4, 1999. Submissions will not be returned.
Judges
The award will be judged by a panel of science writers and scientists selected by the National Association of Science Writers and the Clark/Payne Fund. The award will be announced by January 1, 2000.
Presentation
The 1999 award will be presented at the meeting of the National Association of Science Writers, which will be held during the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in Washington, DC. The award ceremony is scheduled for February 19, 2000. The winner's travel and up to three days of hotel expenses will be paid.
The Award is given by the Clark/Payne Fund and NASW, in conjunction with the National Press Foundation, which administers the endowment.
An application is available at http://www.mindspring.com/~us009848/id2.htm