Santa Fe Science Writing Workshop

Thirty people have now been accepted. That officially leaves 10 openings, though we will probably go a little higher again this year. We are awaiting essays from two applicants.

A few people have inquired about sharing a room with another workshop participant. Since we had to move the workshop from Ghost Ranch Santa Fe a couple of years ago to a hotel, we haven’t had a good way to accommodate this. We don’t have the staff to match and assign people to rooms but we are trying to find an alternative.

We’ll soon send everyone who has registered a password for a bulletin board where you can post roommate requests. You’ll need to make the arrangements on your own. One person would reserve the room with a credit card and the other would register as a commuter and pay the $150 commuter fee to cover meal costs. (Only one meal plan is included in the hotel’s room rate). Then you would settle up on your own. We hope that works. We are open to other suggestions.

We’ve now accepted 24 people.

We’ve accepted 20 people so far into the workshop. We are awaiting essays from three more. If you haven’t heard back from us please let us know.

We’ve responded to the applications we have received so far. While there is no set deadline, we urge you to apply as soon as possible to ensure your choice of instructor.

We have received 10 applications so far and will soon be sending responses.

In addition to Sandra Blakeslee and George Johnson, this year’s instructors will be

– Tim Appenzeller, editor of Nature
–David Dobbs, who writes about science and other matters for the Atlantic, the New York Times Magazine, National Geographic, Wired, and other publications
– Maryn Mckenna, a journalist and author specializing in infectious disease, public health, global health and food policy.

We will soon be updating the website and beginning the application process.

The workshop will be at Inn of the Governors in downtown Santa Fe, May 7-12.

We’ve negotiated a special rate that will include breakfasts and lunches. Details to be posted soon. By the end of October we expect to announce the names of the instructors and will begin taking applications.

The workshop will run from May 7-12 at a hotel in downtown Santa Fe — name to be announced. We’ll also soon post the names of the instructors who will join Sandy and I.

George Johnson

We’re still locking in the dates and other details for the May 2012 workshop. Please check back for details.