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Latest climate fiction stories
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![A futuristically dressed Black woman holds a basket of fruit and looks down at a picnic scene below. Wind turbines float in the air and a city can be seen in the distance.]()
![A futuristically dressed Black woman holds a basket of fruit and looks down at a picnic scene below. Wind turbines float in the air and a city can be seen in the distance.]()
Imagine 2200: The 2022 collection
Read the winning stories from our second-annual short story contest, envisioning the next 180 years of equitable climate progress.
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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 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 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 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.
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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 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 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: A Black man in tattered clothes sits atop a tree in the middle of a small island. A black bird sits next to him and an unrealistically large purple snake with yellow eyes encircles the tree.]()
![Illustration: A Black man in tattered clothes sits atop a tree in the middle of a small island. A black bird sits next to him and an unrealistically large purple snake with yellow eyes encircles the tree.]()
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 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 Hawaiʻi, two people discover something important about themselves, and each other.
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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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![A futuristically dressed Black woman holds a basket of fruit and looks down at a picnic scene below. Wind turbines float in the air and a city can be seen in the distance.]()
![A futuristically dressed Black woman holds a basket of fruit and looks down at a picnic scene below. Wind turbines float in the air and a city can be seen in the distance.]()
We are what we nurture
Imagine 2200's second year offers lessons on how art fosters hope.
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![Illustration of dolphins and people swimming]()
![Illustration of dolphins and people swimming]()
Tidings
Tiny robots eat plastic, tattoos livestream video, we all swim with dolphins, and more amazing vignettes from a better future.
