AGU - Walter Sullivan Award for Excellence in Science Journalism - Features

Organization: American Geophysical Union

Named for the renowned science writer of The New York Times, the first Walter Sullivan Award for Excellence in Science Journalism was presented to Sullivan in 1989. Effective in 2000, it has been recast as an award for science feature writing, defined as work prepared with a deadline of more than one week. It is presented annually to a journalist for a single report in any medium except books that makes geophysical information accessible and interesting to the general public. Any member of AGU may make a nomination, as may journalists themselves.