Imagine 2200: The 2022 climate fiction collection
For the second year of Imagine 2200: Climate Fiction for Future Ancestors, writers from across the globe engaged their imaginations in discovering intersectional worlds of generational healing and community-based solutions. This year’s three winners and nine finalists bring new perspectives to the vital genre of climate fiction, with short stories that offer visions of abundance, adaptation, reform, and hope. Join us in celebrating an uprising of imagination with 12 stirring, surprising, and expansive looks at a future built on sustainability, inclusivity, and justice.
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In This Collection
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![Illustration of Black woman surrounded by colorful fish, one overlapping with her face, aligned with where her eye would be]()
![Illustration of Black woman surrounded by colorful fish, one overlapping with her face, aligned with where her eye would be]()
The Metamorphosis of Marie Martin
A Jamaican woman takes more than she gives, until the sea teaches her a valuable lesson with implications for everyone around her.
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![Illustration of woman and man waiting on boat, watching whale sharks swim below]()
![Illustration of woman and man waiting on boat, watching whale sharks swim below]()
By the Skin of Your Teeth
Amid the sharks and waves of Hawaii, two people discover something important about themselves, and each other.
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![Illustration of three people working in a tea field]()
![Illustration of three people working in a tea field]()
Seven Sisters
As hard times and broken bots threaten a collective tea farm, the women keeping it going must decide whether to add another to their ranks.
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![Illustration of Black man sitting in tree on small island]()
![Illustration of Black man sitting in tree on small island]()
The Lexicographer and One Tree Island
After an “oceanic rapture,” a lone survivor adapts to his new reality in ways both mental and physical.
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![Illustration of woman crying, surrounded by bioluminescent flowers]()
![Illustration of woman crying, surrounded by bioluminescent flowers]()
And Now the Shade
A bioengineer grappling with a challenging problem finds the answer in the dreams of her dying grandmother.
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![Illustration made up of sunset scenes depicting a flood, birds in sky, hands holding soil, a brother and sister sitting in grass, and a seedling popping out of the ground.]()
![Illustration made up of sunset scenes depicting a flood, birds in sky, hands holding soil, a brother and sister sitting in grass, and a seedling popping out of the ground.]()
The Florida Project
A set of adult twins return to their Gulf Coast hometown to rewild the land, and remember the family who came before them.
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![Illustration of reindeer on cliff with colorful swirls exploding from a powerful stomp]()
![Illustration of reindeer on cliff with colorful swirls exploding from a powerful stomp]()
Secret Powers
In land once claimed by Russia, a magical deer joins a young girl as she grows up and changes her land for the better.
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![Illustration of older woman walking through a sunlit forest, followed by a shell-like drone]()
![Illustration of older woman walking through a sunlit forest, followed by a shell-like drone]()
A Holdout in the Northern California Designated Wildcraft Zone
An inquisitive and thoughtful drone responsible for protecting a forest ecosystem stumbles upon a surprise deep in the woods.
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![Illustration of mother and child on flying train, passing over an overgrown highway]()
![Illustration of mother and child on flying train, passing over an overgrown highway]()
Benni and Shiya Are Leaving
A mother and her teenager child navigate the challenges of moving to a new community and starting a new life.
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![Illustration depicting the process of cooking kolak pisang, an Indonesian dish made with banana and coconut milk]()
![Illustration depicting the process of cooking kolak pisang, an Indonesian dish made with banana and coconut milk]()
Legend Has It
When a minor disaster shakes up the plans for a local ceremony, a young woman and her colleagues pull together to provide for the community.
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![Illustration of man and woman performing a ritual for a neglected river]()
![Illustration of man and woman performing a ritual for a neglected river]()
Omaliyi
A young woman finds herself called back to her home, to help protect a river that nourished her and her community.
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![Illustration of Black mother and daughter holding hands, surrounded by rain clouds and waves]()
![Illustration of Black mother and daughter holding hands, surrounded by rain clouds and waves]()
The World Away From the Rain
In post-warming Rwanda, a family learns to move past the trauma left behind.
Credits
| CONTRIBUTORS | |
| CONTEST JUDGES | Grace Dillon, Arkady Martine, Sheree Renée Thomas |
| STORY REVIEWERS | Leah Bobet, Chinelo Onwualu, Elsa Sjunneson, Sarena Ulibarri |
| ART AND ILLUSTRATION | Amelia Bates, Carolina Rodriguez Fuenmayor, Grace J. Kim, Mikyung Lee |
| ORIGINAL WEB DEVELOPMENT | Michael Weslander |
| FOR GRIST + FIX | |
| CLIMATE FICTION CREATIVE MANAGER | Tory Stephens |
| DIRECTORS | Lisa Jurras-Buchanan, Jess Stahl |
| MANAGING EDITOR | Jaime Buerger |
| EDITORS | Chuck Squatriglia, Claire Elise Thompson |
| EDITORIAL DESIGNER | Mia Torres |
| PROJECT COORDINATOR | Josh Kimelman |
| INTERIM DIRECTOR OF INNOVATION AND GROWTH | Megan Merrigan |
| AUDIENCE PRODUCER | Angelica Arinze |