Imagine 2200: Climate Fiction for Future Ancestors
In This Series
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![An illustration shows a boy on a bike escaping from a chasing bull. Wind turbines are visible in the background.]()
![An illustration shows a boy on a bike escaping from a chasing bull. Wind turbines are visible in the background.]()
The Blossoming
A student seeking his purpose in life makes a discovery that could revive a friend’s vital research.
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![Illustration of a bowl of yellow cabbage curry on a purple table in front of family photographs depicting mothers and daughters]()
![Illustration of a bowl of yellow cabbage curry on a purple table in front of family photographs depicting mothers and daughters]()
Cabbage Koora: A Prognostic Autobiography
Across generations and a changing world, an Indian family preserves its traditions through food, dance, and the latest communication fads.
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![An abstract ilustration depicts hands lemerging from a foamy sea, lifting up a small white boat with a figure inside]()
![An abstract ilustration depicts hands lemerging from a foamy sea, lifting up a small white boat with a figure inside]()
A Gift of Coconuts
A family races against time to prepare their coconut farm for a massive storm surge.
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![In an illustration, two people stand next to a body of water. A ship is beached in the background.]()
![In an illustration, two people stand next to a body of water. A ship is beached in the background.]()
Gifts We Give to the Sea
A mother must come to terms with her child's identity, her husband's passing, and the changing landscape of their community.
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![Abstract illustration of two hands made of swirling blue and pink colors, with a small blue and white marble suspended above them]()
![Abstract illustration of two hands made of swirling blue and pink colors, with a small blue and white marble suspended above them]()
The Imperfect Blue Marble
In a culture where a child's first word takes on great meaning, a nonverbal child shows his compassion beyond words.
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![An illustration depicts a small house sitting on the edge of a pond in an overgrown forest at sunset. The abstract shape of a young girl's face is visible in the sky.]()
![An illustration depicts a small house sitting on the edge of a pond in an overgrown forest at sunset. The abstract shape of a young girl's face is visible in the sky.]()
The Long In-Between
A father's effort to honor his daughter’s memory through a rewilding project collides with his neighbor’s conventional farming practices.
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![Abstract illustration of a woman with water swirling around her]()
![Abstract illustration of a woman with water swirling around her]()
La Sirène
On a submarine housing children born with a genetic mutation, people of faith wrestle with the sin of causing an ecological disaster.
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![Illustration of a person with curly hair surrounded by a halo of swirling colors, looking out over a desert-scape]()
![Illustration of a person with curly hair surrounded by a halo of swirling colors, looking out over a desert-scape]()
Stasis
A desert dweller undergoes a rapid and enlightening metamorphosis to survive the seasonal migration.
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![Abstract illustration of a person looking up amidst underwater plants, with whales in the background]()
![Abstract illustration of a person looking up amidst underwater plants, with whales in the background]()
The power of climate fiction and the ethos of Imagine 2200
A note from Grist's Imagine 2200 creative manager on the importance of hopeful, authentic climate fiction storytelling.
