Ongoing Events with David Taylor

David A. Taylor
David Taylor regularly teaches at
The Writer’s Center in Bethesda, MD
and in the Science Writing certificate program
at Johns Hopkins University.
In his workshops, participants
explore how people with a scientific background
can begin writing for broad audiences and
how non-scientists can weave
scientific thought into their writing.
Check The Writer’s Center for upcoming workshops
and Johns Hopkins for course offerings.
 

Also join David for these special appearances:

Events

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  • New Deal Projects – DC Walking Tour

    Highlights include the municipal Daly Building, built with PWA funds, the Federal Trade Commission Building with massive stone sculptures by WPA artists, and the Washington Monument, which needed repairs in the 1930s.

  • The People’s Recorder: New Deal Arts and California Stories

    This virtual conversation will center on the experiences of L.A. artist Miné Okubo and her family in the Japanese American community during World War II, when they were forcibly incarcerated in internment camps, how they survived, and how Okubo used her art to bear witness in her visual memoir Citizen 13660.

    FREE

  • Talk: Cork and Environmental Security

    "Cork and Environmental Security: A Story of Portugal and the United States," a talk by David Taylor. Moderated by Fulbrighter Catarina Caria. Please register at the link to attend.

  • New Deal Projects walking tour

    Join author David Taylor for a walking tour in Washington that focuses on landmarks, art, and other still-visible signs from the New Deal period not seen on the 2024 tour.

  • New Deal Projects walking tour

    Join author David Taylor for a walking tour in Washington that focuses on landmarks, art, and other still-visible signs from the New Deal period not seen on the 2024 tour.

  • New Deal Projects walking tour

    A third and final walking tour with David Taylor in Washington that focuses on landmarks, art, and other still-visible signs from the New Deal period not seen on the 2024 tour.

  • Exposing Environmental Crimes: Training for Journalists and Media Professionals

    This free online training, organized by the U.N. Interregional Crime Research Institute and FACT Coalition, shares context and techniques for better understanding and communicating about environmental crime internationally. The session on Day 2, "Translating Science into Stories," will help participants interpret scientific data and technical reports, identify reliable sources, and communicate complex issues in accessible… Read More »Exposing Environmental Crimes: Training for Journalists and Media Professionals

    Free

  • Spy Museum – Accessibility and Cold War Intelligence, 50 Years On

    International Spy Museum 700 L'Enfant Plaza SW, Washington, DC, United States

    Taylor has searched through declassified documents and other records to share the stories of those with disabilities working in the intelligence field during the Cold War.

    Free

  • Oral History Association 2025 conference

    The Oral History Association conference celebrates that next year, it will have been 250 years since the Declaration of Independence was signed. For this year’s Annual Meeting, the Oral History Association will convene people around the question: What is America? We will reflect on the ways in which American identity is documented, framed, and perceived… Read More »Oral History Association 2025 conference

  • National Association of Science Writers 2025

    Marriott Chicago O’Hare Chicago, United States

    The National Association of Science Writers and the Council for the Advancement of Science Writing are excited to host ScienceWriters2025 in Chicago, November 7-9 at the Marriott Chicago O’Hare. The conference brings the community together in a city with vibrant cultural and scientific opportunities.

  • Researching for creativity: Practical tips of DC-Area writers

    The Writer's Center 4508 Walsh St, Bethesda, MD, United States

    The Writer’s Center welcomes Kim Roberts, David Nicholson, and David Taylor for a conversation and practical creative exercises on how to research in your writing.

    FREE

  • A Virtual New Deal Tour of Washington, DC

    Online

    The tour starts at the Library of Congress and concludes at the Jefferson Memorial, which was dedicated by FDR in person amid a public debate about the role of government and public works. Along the way we learn about the artists and designers, as well as the ways in which the New Deal helped to shape America’s capital as we know it.

  • The Role of Art in Shifting Political Landscapes (AWP)

    Baltimore Convention Center Baltimore, MD

    Join us at this AWP panel event for a wide-ranging discussion on the state of the arts today. We’ll also talk about the urgency of storytelling, the importance of bearing witness, and where we can find hope.

  • OAH webinar: The People’s Recorder: Listening to American History

    Online

    The People’s Recorder podcast looks at the reinvention of American history through the lens of 1930s America and the Federal Writers’ Project. In assembling the nation’s first self-portrait at a critical historical juncture, the Project posed questions about who gets to write history that still resonate.

  • Writing the Documentary Treatment workshop – Docs in Progress

    Docs in Progress Silver Spring, MD

    The two-hour workshop focuses on writing a treatment as a narrative blueprint for your project. Exercises will clarify your approach and the story’s direction and sharpen areas for researching the story that you’re telling.

  • Writing the Documentary Treatment

    The two-hour workshop focuses on writing a treatment as a narrative blueprint for your project. Exercises will clarify your approach and the story’s direction and sharpen areas for researching the story that you’re telling. Organized by Docs in Progress, this workshop will be online. For more information and to register: https://www.docsinprogress.org/workshops

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