Happy New Year to you and to the FundsforWriters Community! After a year that few of us imagined (not to mention a tumultuous start to 2021), we are looking, optimistically, to the future. We’re launching a new writing contest called Imagine 2200: Climate fiction for future ancestors. Submissions open January 12 close April 12 on our submittable portal.

 So, who are we, and why are we doing this? We’re Fix, Grist’s creative agency and network of climate leaders. Our mission is to make the story of a better world so irresistible, you want it right now. Grist is an award-winning, independent media non-profit working towards a planet that doesn’t burn and a future that doesn’t suck.

 In our contest’s inaugural year, we’re calling for short stories (3,000—5,000 words) that envision a just, regenerative future. What will the world look like in the year 2200 — or anywhere between then and now? 

 Stories will be judged by an interdisciplinary board of literary experts, including authors Adrienne Maree Brown, Kiese Laymon, and Morgan Jerkins. The first, second, and third-place winners will be awarded $3,000, $2,000, and $1,000 respectively, and nine additional finalists will each receive a $300 honorarium. Winners and finalists will be published in a stunning, immersive digital collection on the Fix website.

 If you have questions, or you’d like to receive regular updates, feel free to drop a line to [email protected].

 We can’t wait to read your stories! If you’re ready to get writing, click here.

 Here’s to a better 2021 (and an even better 2200),

 The Imagine 2200 Crew at Fix