Can you imagine a beautiful, green, city, lush with plants and life? A “City in a wild garden? Can you craft a compelling story about that city in 750 words or fewer?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Then maybe you should compete in the contest, the Stories of the Nature of Cities 2020: City in <\/em>a wild garden.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The contest asks:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Write a short story (\u201cflash fiction\u201d, up to 750 words), set in set in the present or future (near or far) and inspired by the phrase \u201cCity in a wild garden<\/em><\/strong>\u201d. You do\u00a0not have to literally use this phrase in your story. You may interpret liberally any of the words in the phrase: city, wild, and garden. Plot elements must include cities, nature, and people. It has to be fiction (that is, a story, not an essay)\u2014any genre, from science fiction to magical realism\u2014and can be about anything: climate change; food security; utopias; wild nature; a love story; \u2026 anything. At TNOC, we are very interested in imagining cities in which nature and people co-exist, cities in which the relationships between the human-made and the natural are imagined differently.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n The contest is sponsored by a variety of organizations, including universities, non-profits, urban development programs, and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The grand prize is $3,000<\/p>\n\n\n\n Two second place prizes are $1,000<\/p>\n\n\n\n Three third place winners receive $500.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In addition to the money-winning stories, more stories will be included in an anthology of stories from this year’s contest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The deadline to enter is January 1st, 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The contest is ope to authors from around the world, 16 years or older.<\/p>\n\n\n\n