Imagine 2200 Climate Fiction Writing Contest(Prizes: $8700 + Publication)

Imagine 2200 Climate Fiction Writing Contest is calling for short stories that envision the next 180 years of equitable climate progress. 

 

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. They are looking for stories that showcase creative climate solutions and community-centered adaptations. They 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 the Imagine 2200 Climate Fiction Writing Contest, stories should be set anywhere between the present day and the year 2200, and should show the path to a clean, green, and just future. Therefore, this is a theme writing contest and you must ensure you can match the theme of the contest in your submission.

Eligibility Guidelines for Imagine 2200 Climate Fiction Writing Contest

• Entry is free.
• The contest is open to writers anywhere in the world, except where participation is prohibited or restricted by applicable law.
• Authors must be 18 years or older at the time of submission.

 

Submission Guidelines for Imagine 2200 Climate Fiction Writing Contest

• Submissions must be fictional stories between 3,000 and 5,000 words.
• Your story needs to be creative and interesting.
• Ensure your submissions must be written in English. They are not able to translate stories from other languages at this time.

• It must not have been previously published, nor received a prize or distinction in another contest.
• They do not accept simultaneous submissions (stories can only be submitted to this contest and not to others, until we have informed you of the result).
• Only one submission will be accepted per entrant.
• More than one entrant can co-author submissions. Only one of the co-authors should submit the story. The submissions form will offer a way to list the other co-author(s). If a co-authored story is selected for publication, all authors will be credited, and prize money will be divided between them.
• Submissions will only be accepted through Submittable — click the “submit” button at the bottom of their website page when you’re ready! If you need accessibility accommodations, email the team at imaginefiction@grist.org.
• Stories will be judged by a board of literary experts, including acclaimed authors and editors Nalo Hopkinson, Sam J. Miller, and Paolo Bacigalupi.
• All 12 final stories will be published on Grist’s website and partner sites as part of our Imagine 2200 collection.
• Worldwide copyright and ownership of each story remains with the author.

Prizes

• The first-prize story will be awarded $3,000.
• Second prize $2,000.
• Third prize $1,000.
• Nine additional finalists will each receive a $300 honorarium.
• Worldwide copyright and ownership of each story remains with the author.
•  All winners and finalists will have their story published in an immersive collection on Grist’s website.

Deadline

Submissions close June 13, 2023, 11:59 p.m. U.S. Pacific Time.