Hannah Waters - work portfolio — awards

Hannah Waters

work awards


I'm proud to have worked with writers, artists, editors, and other colleagues on articles and projects that have received professional recognition. These include:

  • Finalist in the News and Information Design category, from the American Society of Magazine Editors (ASME), for How We Came to Know Earth, a Quanta Magazine special project on fundamental climate science published in September 2025, featuring contributions from eight writers and a dazzling set of animated planets by Mark Belan.
  • Gold Award in the Magazine category for the 2025 AAAS Kavli Science Journalism Awards, from the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) and The Kavli Foundation, for "The Hidden World of Electrostatic Ecology" in Quanta Magazine by Max G. Levy.
  • Official Selection for The Best American Science and Nature Writing, from Mariner Books, in 2023 and 2026.
  • Honorable Mention in the Science category of the 2026 American Society of Journalists and Authors Awards for "Mixing Is the Heartbeat of Deep Lakes. At Crater Lake, It's Slowing Down" by Rachel Nuwer in Quanta Magazine.
  • Winner in the Personal Service category, from the American Society of Magazine Editors (ASME), for Start Here: Your Guide to Climate Action, a 14-page service guide in the September 2019 issue of Audubon Magazine.

I recently published my first art credit, for yarn sculptures crafted with Samuel Velasco to represent the tangled, physical reality of the human genome.


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