NCSWA Virtual Lunch Break Pitch Swap (Wednesday, May 20, 2026)

Wed, 20 May 2026 20:00:00 GMT

The NCSWA Professional Development Chairs would like to invite you to a virtual, members-only, lunchtime pitch swap on Wednesday, May 20 from 1-2 pm!

Please bring your fully-fleshed, half-baked, or just-a-thought-in-the-wind pitches to share and receive casual feedback, and be ready to offer helpful critiques to others. During this 1-hour meeting over Zoom, we'll split into breakout rooms to review one another's pitches, brainstorm best outlets to pitch to, and share editor contacts with each other.

Registration is free. Click on this link to sign up: NCSWA Virtual Lunch Break Pitch Swap. The Zoom link will be included in the confirmation email.

Sincerely,

Kim Hickok & Cheryl Katz

NCSWA Professional Development Co-Chairs

Bay Model Tour (Saturday, May 30, 2026)

Sat, 30 May 2026 20:00:00 GMT

Update May 10: We are excited to announce that wetlands restoration expert John Callaway will join us at the NCSWA Bay Model field trip on Saturday, May 30. John, a University of San Francisco professor emeritus and former lead scientist of the Delta Science Program, will give us a water-level view of restoration projects and needs in San Francisco Bay and the Delta. We’ll also learn about the local impacts of sea level rise, land subsidence, sedimentation and other hydrological forces, as visualized on the 3-D model. John’s talks will dovetail with our ranger-led tour on the model’s history and operations.

The Bay Model is a 28,000 square-foot working hydraulic model of San Francisco Bay and the San Joaquin Delta showing salt and freshwater movements through all the rivers, channels, marshes and bays from Sacramento to the Pacific Ocean. Originally built by the Army Corps of Engineers in 1957 to test the impact of a proposed plan to dam and fill much of San Francisco Bay for commercial development (which failed as a result), the operation today has been superseded by technology but is still really cool. Where else can you see the entire 24-hour tide cycle in just 15 minutes?

Our group will have a private tour led by an Army Corps ranger. The tour will take place from 1-2 p.m., after which we can walk around the model on our own. There will also be a new art exhibit on sea level rise by local painter Christa Grenwalt. In addition, the replica brigantine tallship Matthew Turner is docked nearby, and there are several good restaurants in walking distance. The facility is on the Sausalito waterfront and can be reached by car, bus and ferry.

More information:

https://www.spn.usace.army.mil/Missions/Recreation/Bay-Model-Visitor-Center/

NCSWA upcoming events

NCSWA Virtual Lunch Break Pitch Swap (Wednesday, May 20, 2026)

Bay Model Tour (Saturday, May 30, 2026)