If you’re in the UK, have a go at this science writing prize from the Wellcome Trust and the Guardian. The winners will have their work printed in the ‘Guardian’ or the ‘Observer’, receive a £1000 cash prize and benefit from a science writing workshop at the ‘Guardian’.

One category is for non-professionals and undergraduate students – that includes you, super-smart IB Biologists. The closing date is 20th May, so it’s perhaps not the best idea for students in their exams!

For the full introduction, go to the competition page. There is also a good piece, as well as some tips, on the Guardian.

Some resources that might help:

Scitable’s Scientific Communication Library

Peter Clarks’ Quick 50 Writing Tips

“The science of scientific writing” from American Scientist