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Entries are now open for this year's AMWA Early Career Award! The award is open to AMWA members with fewer than two years' of medical writing experience.

This could be your year! Previous awards have been won by applicants who were hesitant to apply. You have nothing to lose!  

If you have previously submitted an entry but missed out on the win, we encourage you to try again as there have been many entries that have only narrowly missed out on the win!


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Come and be part of our first networking event of 2026, hosted by AMWA committee member, Ciara Duffy. The event is free-of-charge to all, with some nibbles provided by AMWA. Non-members are welcome! …


Tracey combines her two passions, health and writing, with roles as a freelance journalist at a national pharmacy publication and content writer for a major supplement company. Read more about Tracey, and the advice she has for other medical writers. …


This month we turn the spotlight on Ciara Duffy, senior medical writer with Envision Pharma Group. Read about the highlights and challenges of Ciara’s medical writing career, and what prompted her to become an AMWA committee member. …


Meet AMWA member, Lynnette Hoffman. Lynnette has been an AMWA member since 2020 and is currently the managing editor at Healthed. Find out more about Lynnette, her medical writing journey and how she overcame her greatest challenge. …

AMWA Webinar 3 - Recording now available

AMWA Webinar 3 - Recording now available

The third in the AMWA webinar series, 'The Value and Challenges of Good Scientific Comms' was very well received by those who attended, with many commenting on how much they enjoyed the Q&A session at the conclusion of the presentation. We'd like to extend our thanks to Jen Novakovich for giving of her time to present the webinar.

A full recording of the webinar is now available in the member area of the AMWA website.

If you would like to access this, along with recordings of previous webinars and many other member benefits, you can apply to become an AMWA member.


AMWA is pleased to bring you yet another member discount, from RK Statistics Ltd. AMWA members receive a 30% discount on training courses! Log in to the Member Area of the website for the registration code. …


Congratulations to Halimat Atanda, winner of the 2025 AMWA Early Career Award. 

The judging panel was impressed by the quality of her submission, 'Methylation Simplified'. One judge commented, “This was a thoroughly enjoyable and highly engaging read. The writer made excellent use of literary devices to explain complex concepts. The flow was good and it was written at an appropriate level for the intended audience.” …


Registration for AMWA's 2025 conference is now open! Early-bird pricing is available until 5 September, so register quickly to take advantage of the great discount.

Workshop spaces, and the coveted conference dinner tickets are limited. Another reason to register now!

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Join host Erin Hackett for another of our popular AMWA networking events. Enjoy the relaxed, casual networking and socialising, catching up with familiar faces and welcoming some of AMWA's newest members. The event is free-of-charge, with a drink and some nibbles provided by AMWA.

Non-members are always welcome at networking events, so feel free to circulate the details to your network, along with the link to register. …


Join us at 11.00am AEST (1.00pm NZST) on Tuesday 12 August for the second in AMWA's 2025 webinar series.

Host Greg Taylor, of Copyright Agency, brings us 'Copyright and Using Literature in Your Business'

This webinar will provide valuable information on copyright, and how to safely use literature in your business.

Copyright errors can be costly, so register now!  …


Neena is a Sydney-based freelance foreign correspondent with a focus on health and disability issues. Read about how her own lived experience has driven and shaped her career, and how a unique piece of writing helped facilitate policy change. …


Join hosts Sally Bathgate and Serina Stretton for some casual, relaxed networking and socialising. The event is free-of-charge, with a drink and some nibbles being covered by AMWA. Non-AMWA members are welcome, so spread the word to your network, along with the link to register their attendance. …


Join us on Wednesday, April 2, at 1:00PM AEST, for the first of our webinars for 2025. Prof. Virginia Barbour and Prof. Jennifer Byrne bring us 'Navigating Unethical Publishing Practices: Predatory Journals and Paper Mills'. 

This webinar will provide valuable insights and strategies to help you identify and avoid unethical practices in the publishing industry.

Don't miss this opportunity to enhance your knowledge and protect your work! …


Join AMWA Secretary, Sophia Auld, for some casual, relaxed networking and socialising in Noosa. Non-members of AMWA are also welcome! 
We hope to see you on Saturday, April 2, 4:30-7:00pm, at Beach Road By 4 Pines, 81 Noosa Drive Cnr. 
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Come and join us in Auckland for our first Networking Event of 2025, being held on Thursday 20 March at Brew on Quay, Downtown Auckland, from 5:00-7:00pm. Everyone is welcome! …


This could be your year! Entries for the 2025 AMWA Early Career Award are now open. Every year we are amazed at the quality of the entries received, making judging a very difficult task. If you have previously submitted an entry but missed out on the win, we encourage you to try again as there have been many entries that have been deserving of a win! …


Erin Hackett is under the AMWA spotlight for December. Erin works as a freelance content and SEO copywriter specialising in corporate, technical, and medical communications. Read about how her nursing background, passion for creative writing, and maternity leave led her to where she is today! …

AMWA Conference 2024

The AMWA Conference 2024 was a huge success. Keep an eye out for a round-up of the day, plus some photos, coming soon!


There's one week to go until the AMWA 2024 Conference. You are able to register up to, and including, the day of the conference, so there's plenty of time to register if you haven't done so already. We're looking forward to reestablishing connections with friends and colleagues, and having the opportunity to make new ones and form some great new working relationships. …


It gives us great pleasure to announce that the winner of the 2024 AMWA Early Career Award is Alexa Arganda. Her article entitled "Mind over matter? Exploring the impact of childhood trauma on the developing brain" stood out to this year’s judges for its insightful overview of a complex and sensitive topic.


We hope you’ll join us in congratulating her and look forward to seeing what her future career will bring.

Read Alexa's winning article here.
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Make a note in your calendar! Registration opens for AMWA 2024 on Monday 24 June. This year all workshops are included in your registration fee!
A near-final conference programme as well as registration details can be found here. …

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Melbourne Networking Event - 26 June

Erin Kaye Hackett and Tracey Cheung are looking forward to hosting a relaxed evening of networking at Father's Office Downtown, in Melbourne. Please register to confirm your attendance.

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