Imagine 2200 Contest

Opportunity type:  Competition

For:  Writers

Deadline: 24/06/24

Rewards: Up to $3,000 + Exposure

Location Eligibility: Worldwide

About this opportunity

Grist is accepting applications  from Climate fiction writers worldwide for its annual climate fiction 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.

Rewards

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.

They are also partnering with Oregon State University’s Spring Creek Project, which will offer the winning writer (or a runner-up, in the case the winner cannot accept) the opportunity to participate in its Environmental Writing Fellowship and Residency, including a writing residency at the Cabin at Shotpouch Creek for the winner to spend up to four weeks in residence to continue their climate writing project. The Fellow will receive a $3,000 honorarium from Spring Creek Project.

Eligibility

This opportunity is opened to writers all over the world. Your submission must be an original fictional story of between 2,500 and 5,000 words that has not been previously published.

Entry Fee

Free

How to Apply

Apply using the link: Imagine 2200 Contest

All questions regarding this award should be sent to imaginefiction@grist.org.