Climate Short Story Contest by Grist: Write the future

Grist is offering Climate Short Story Contest: Write the future. "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. 

• Cash Prizes:

1. The first-prize story will be awarded $3,000
2. Second prize $2,000
3. Third prize $1,000

• Nine additional finalists will each receive a $300 honorarium.
• All 12 final stories will be published in a digital collection on Fix’s website, and the authors will be celebrated in a public-facing virtual event.

• Entry is free.
• Submissions must be written in English.
• Only one submission will be accepted per entrant.
• The contest is open to writers anywhere in the world.
• Authors must be 18 years or older at the time of submission.
• Submissions must be short, fictional stories, between 3,000–5,000 words.
• No previously published, multiple, or simultaneous submissions accepted.
• Worldwide copyright and ownership of each story remains with the author.
• If a story is accepted for publication, Grist retains the first serial rights of the work to publish, produce, reproduce, distribute, and market.
• All other remaining rights revert to the author upon publication.

Story Conditions:

• Your short story should be uploaded as a word document (.doc acceptable; .docx preferred.)
• Your word document should be named as such: title of your story, submission date. Ex. “Story Title, 2/15/2022”.
• Your document should not contain any identifying biographical information (including your name).
• The first page of your document should include your story’s title and word count at the top in Arial 14-point font.
• The rest of your document should be in Arial 12-point font with double line spacing.

About Grist:

Grist is a non-profit news magazine for people who want a planet that doesn’t burn and a future that doesn’t suck. Grist is committed to telling this story of hope, and accelerating the pace of change, through a program called Fix. The Fix network combines solutions-oriented journalism with gatherings and other activities that bring together a growing community who are helping to blaze a path to a better future.

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