The Imagination and Climate Futures Intitiative is currently hosting a $1,000 short story contest on the topic of climate change.<\/p>\n
For this year’s contest, they are open to “all genres of short fiction, including speculative, realistic, literary, experimental, hybrid forms, and more.”<\/p>\n
The contest is open to writers from around the world.<\/p>\n
According to their contest guidelines:<\/p>\n
In the wake of Earth\u2019s hottest year on record, the effects of climate change are more apparent than ever. But how do we come to grips with the consequences on the ground, for actual people in specific places? Paolo Bacigalupi, renowned for his climate fiction novels and short stories, believes the answer lies in story: \u201cFiction has this superpower of creating empathy in people for alien experiences. You can live inside of the skin of a person who is utterly unlike you.\u201d If our political responses and our empathy for people besieged by the consequences of climate change fall short, perhaps we need new stories to help us imagine possible futures shaped by climate change and our reactions to it.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
The contest will be judged by the renowned Kim Stanley Robinson.<\/p>\n
The stories can be up to 5,000 words. All genres and styles of fiction are welcome.<\/p>\n
Entrants must be 18 or older.<\/p>\n
The deadline for entry is February 28th, 2018.<\/p>\n