Sign up today for ‘An Editor’s Guide to The Conversation’ Webinar on 30th November 2021

Researchers are invited to attend a free one-hour session on how and why to write for The Conversation. The Conversation Australia attracts more than 20 million unique reads worldwide each month through its Creative Commons republications in outlets that include the ABC, IFL Science, the New York Times, Washington Post, CNN and many more. 

PhD candidates who have completed at least two years of their candidature are eligible to write for The Conversation. 

Date: Tuesday 30 November 2021 

Time: 2:00pm – 3:00pm 

Provider: Researcher Development Unit 

Theme: Communicating Research, Engagement and Impact 

In this session, The Conversation Editor Sunanda Creagh will cover: 

• The benefits of writing for The Conversation 
• What sort of ideas the editors are seeking 
• How to pitch an idea 
• How editors decide what pitches to accept 
• What happens if you get accepted / rejected 
• How to write for The Conversation’s non-academic readership 
• Q+A 

Come and learn how to make The Conversation work for you. 

Book here

Presenter

Sunanda Creagh 

Senior Editor – The Conversation 

Sunanda Creagh is an award-winning journalist and a Senior Editor at The Conversation. Previously, Sunanda has been The Conversation’s FactCheck Editor, News Editor and Arts + Culture deputy editor. She began her career at The Sydney Morning Herald and worked at the Reuters bureau in Jakarta as a political correspondent before joining The Conversation in 2011.