Love to write? Love to communicate science? Well have we got an opportunity for you!

Many of our members may be familiar with a person called Pat Mahony. He was one of our previous presidents, and one of our most lively members. Now he’s in Canberra working for the CSIRO on their Science By Email program. If you haven’t checked it out, you really should!

Anyway, he has sent us through an email about an opportunity to write for the Helix and Scientriffic programs. The work is small, and perfect for anyone who has a passion for science and writing, but has never done it before. Check it out.

The opportunity

The Helix (for ages 10+) and Scientriffic (for ages 7+) are bi-monthly science magazines produced by the CSIRO’s Double Helix Science Club. They bring students the latest in fascinating science news and hands-on activities.

We are always looking for writers to produce articles for our magazines. The Helix is currently looking for 200-300 word snippets and Scientriffic is looking for 100-200 word pieces. Although we cannot pay for these articles, a byline is given.

If you’re interested in contributing, please email your CV along with an idea for a short story.

Once you are established with the magazines, you will have the opportunity to pitch ideas for paid feature articles.

If you’re interested, please contact Mike McRae at Helix.Editor@csiro.au