Communicating Science and Innovation Policy through Narrative: Workshops on Fostering Narrative Nonfiction Partnerships between Science Communicators and Science Policy Scholars

该讲习班项目的目标是：（1）为24名早期专业社会科学研究人员、科学作家和传播者提供合作性专业发展机会，以及（2）培育一个更强大和持久的“实践社区”科学政策研究和科学传播领域之间的联系，以帮助公众更好地了解和参与重大问题，科学和创新政策。 除了主要研究者和共同主要研究者之外，参与这项工作的还有：12名科学政策学者和12名科学传播专业人员（作家、博主、博物馆教育工作者等）;导师;主要科学出版物的编辑;来自全国各地大学写作项目的几位客座观察员;以及将帮助记录和视频记录活动的研究生。项目活动包括一系列机会：两个，为期四天的研讨会;导师支持;在创意非小说杂志的特别版上以硬拷贝和在线形式发表他们的文章;以及在全国各地的科学咖啡馆进行公众参与。这些讲习班和伴随的活动将继续为科学政策学者、科学传播者和非正式科学教育专业人员建立新的合作关系奠定坚实的基础，他们的伙伴关系将使他们能够更好地向公众通报和参与我们时代的重要科学政策问题。

The goals of this workshops project are: (1) to provide collaborative professional development opportunities for 24 early professional social science researchers, and science writers and communicators, and (2) to foster a stronger and durable "community of practice" between the fields of science policy research and science communications for the purposes of helping the general public better understand and become engaged with major issues of science and innovation policy. In addition to the PI and co-PI, involved in the work will be: twelve science policy scholars and twelve science communications professionals (writers, bloggers, museum educators, and others); mentors; editors of major science publications; several guest observers from university writing programs around the country; and graduate students who will help document and video record the activities.Project activities include a suite of opportunities: two, four-day workshops; mentorship support; publication in hard copy and online of their articles in a special edition of Creative Nonfiction magazine; and public engagement experiences at Science Cafes around the country. These workshops and accompanying activities will continue to develop a strong foundation for the establishment of nascent collaborations of science policy scholars, science communicators, and informal science education professionals, whose partnerships should position them better to inform and engage the public on important science policy issues of our times.