Application Deadline: June 24, 2024, 11:59 p.m. U.S. Pacific Time.
Grist is excited to open submissions for the fourth year of the Imagine 2200: Climate Fiction for Future Ancestors short story contest. Imagine 2200 is an invitation to writers from all over the globe to imagine a future in which solutions to the climate crisis flourish and help bring about radical improvements to our world.
The premise
Imagine 2200 celebrates stories that envision the next decades to centuries of equitable climate progress, imagining futures of abundance, adaptation, reform, and hope. We are looking for stories that are rooted in creative climate solutions and community-centered resilience, showing what can happen as solutions take root, and stories that offer gripping plots with rich characters and settings, making that future come alive.
In 2,500 to 5,000 words, show us the world you dream of building.
Your story should be set sometime between the near future and roughly the year 2200.
Prize
- The winning writer will be awarded $3,000. The second- and third-place winners receive $2,000 and $1,000, respectively.
- An additional nine finalists will each receive $300. All winners and finalists will have their story published in an immersive collection on Grist’s website.
More Info: Grist Imagine 2200 climate fiction short story contest
