Where Should I Publish My Science Writing?

Six places to aim for when starting out

Rob Brooks
The Writing Cooperative
6 min readAug 16, 2020

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The eternal question, but one especially for scientists and aspiring writers. Photo by Hello I’m Nik 🎞 on Unsplash

Since my recent story on getting started as a science writer, several people have asked my advice on where to publish. Few aspiring writers have the confidence or experience to pitch New Scientist or Aeon. At least not in the first month. Even carlzimmer, Rebecca Skloot, and Ed Yong had to start somewhere.

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Professor. Studies links between evolution, culture, econ & tech. New book: Artificial Intimacy: Digital Lovers, Virtual Friends & Algorithmic Matchmakers.