Competition Call – Africa @ 2050 Climate Fiction Competition
- Submit Climate Fiction short story (max 1500 words
- Be in to win cash prize (£100 – £1000), Participate in a Climate Futures Workshop, Feature in a COP26 fringe event!
- Deadline 18 June 23:59 Central Africa Time (UTC+2)
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The world is on fire. Under business as usual, scientists warn that by 2050 over half of the world could face water scarcity, unsafe levels of air pollution, and increasingly unpredictable weather events. The world is at a crossroads. If we act now, we have a unique opportunity to remake the world otherwise. What future do we hope for? What future do we fear? If you could write any world into being, whatworld would that be?
The climate crisis is global, but it was not made and will not be felt equally. Africa is the continent that has contributed
least to carbon emissions. Yet it stands to be most devastatingly affected by the effects of climate change, with limited
resources to cope. Today, African perspectives on just transitions to a low-carbon world have never been more
important.
That’s why we have launched Africa@2050. We invite short stories (max 1500 words) or poems (max 1000 words) to the Africa@2050 Climate Fiction competition.
AT AFRICA@2050, WE WANT TO HEAR YOUR STORY OF THE FUTURE.
What is your vision for Africa in the world in 2050?
The competition is free to enter
• Submit your story of Africa@2050, as a short story (max 1500 words) or poem (max 1000 words). The story
should broadly and creatively engage with the issue of climate change on the African continent, including (but
not restricted to): climate justice; energy; carbon emissions, trading and capture; mining & rare earth minerals;
water scarcity; electric transportation; agriculture & food security; extreme weather events; waste; toxicity;
sustainability.
• Submit your entry here
• Cash prizes: £1000 (winner), £500 (second prize), £300 (third prize), and shortlisted entries (£100).
• Submit your entry by 18 JUNE 2021, 23:59 Central African Time (CAT).
• In addition to cash prizes, winning and shortlisted participants will be invited to participate in a Climate Futures
Workshop on June 30 2021. Winners and shortlisted applicants must be available to attend and contribute to the Climate Workshop following their award (to be held virtually on Zoom). Winners and shortlisted entries will be showcased on the website, and feature in a virtual COP26 fringe event in October 2021 at the Energy Ethics
2021 Conference ‘Energy Transitions & Planetary Futures’.