Future Folklore has launched a crowdfunding page for their climate fiction writing contest, allowing them to award monetary prizes and publish an e-book anthology at no charge.
Alexis Mercedes, a project manager for small creative teams, has launched a crowdfunding page for Future Folklore, a climate fiction writing contest in Portland, OR. The contest aims to spread the story of climate by inviting writers to submit entries to a climate fiction anthology.
More information is available at https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/future-folklore-climate-fiction-contest/x/26218891#
The recently launched crowdfunding page has been designed so that the writing contest is accessible to anyone. Future Folklore does not charge submission fees, enabling writers from all walks of life to apply. Using the online fundraiser platform, crowdfunding also allows the organization to award prize money to contributors and compensate editors, judges, and administrators.
Future Folklore aims to publish an anthology of tales that imagine a fair and inclusive future. Climate fiction, a subgenre of speculative fiction, focuses on the consequences of climate change such as global warming.
Climate change challenges us to look ahead to how life might be for future generations and this requires imagination. As Alexis Mercedes explains, this is more important than ever because imagination invents reality. Climate change affects us all from farming and trade to extreme weather and health threats.
Using short story prompts, the contest invites writers to reflect on topics such as colonization, supremacist ideologies, and humans’ effect on the Earth.
Future Folklore ensures that their submissions are fully inclusive and are committed to diversity. The organization also asks confidential questions about race, gender, and sexuality to improve their recruitment process in other competitions and ensure equal opportunities. In addition to this, all submissions are judged blind by a panel to ensure a fair result.
Future Folklore uses half of all fundraising contributions to award prize money tiers to eleven writers including selecting a winner, runners-up, and other noteworthy mentions. The organization prides itself on offering the finished e-book anthology at no charge.
A spokesperson for the contest said: “Although contributing to a campaign is not the same as purchasing a product, when you support a crowdfunding project, you help bring ideas to life.”
With the latest announcement, Future Folklore is committed to sharing the greater story of climate change.
Interested parties can find more information at https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/future-folklore-climate-fiction-contest/x/26218891#