Grist invites you to submit a climate fiction short story for our third annual contest, Imagine 2200: Climate Fiction for Future Ancestors.
Imagine 2200 celebrates stories that envision the next 180 years of equitable climate progress, imagining intersectional worlds of abundance, adaptation, reform, and hope. Stories must be set between today and the year 2200, in a future that shows the path to a clean, green, just world. We are looking for stories that showcase creative climate solutions and community-centered adaptations. We especially want to read — and share — narratives that center solutions from the communities most impacted by the climate crisis and stories that envision what a truly equitable, decolonized society could look like.
In 3,000 to 5,000 words, show us the world you dream of building.
and finalists will have their story published in an immersive collection on Grist’s website.
The deadline for submission is June 13, 2023, by 11:59 p.m. U.S. Pacific Time.
Inspiration: Imagine 2200 draws inspiration from Afrofuturism, as well as Indigenous, Latinx, Asian, disabled, feminist, and queer futurisms. The contest is also grounded in hopepunk and solarpunk — literary genres that uplift equitable climate solutions and continued service to one’s community, even in the face of despair.
We are excited to see what you write and to dive into the worlds you create!
Imagine is produced with support from NRDC
How to prep your story file:
- Your short story should be uploaded as a word document (.doc acceptable; .docx preferred.)
- Your word document should be named as such: title of your story, submission date. Ex. “Story Title, 2/15/2022”.
- Your document should not contain any identifying biographical information (including your name).
- The first page of your document should include your story’s title and word count at the top in Arial 14-point font.
- The rest of your document should be in Arial 12-point font with double line spacing, and at least one-inch margins.
- All document pages should include a header in the upper right-hand corner with the correct sequential page number, starting on page 1, and your story’s title
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