Learn more about the Protopian Prize, our short story fiction contest, at protopianprize.com 🔮🕊️
Submissions are open until July 31st!
The Protopian Prize is a fiction contest inviting you to share your
vision of people working toward liberatory futures, meeting obstacles,
and making real change. “Protopian”—a word coined by Kevin ...
Protopian Prize will be at this year's Locus Awards!
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“Protopian.” A new word created to describe “an achievable, optimistic future characterized by continuous, incremental progress rather than revolutionary leaps or a static, perfect state.”
There’s a new fiction prize to inspire protopian futures, and I am delighted to help judge.
This is a neat writing project, supported by @metagov.bsky.social. Check it out and consider submitting something.
Fiction lovers! The Protopian Prize Fiction Contest invites artists, storytellers, and dreamers to share their vision of people working toward liberatory futures, meeting obstacles, & making real change. Hosted by @metagov.bsky.social and the Public AI Network. Learn more at protopianprize.com.
Attention futures fans! The Protopian Prize is launching May 1! Inviting artists, storytellers, and dreamers to share their vision of people working toward liberatory futures, meeting obstacles, & making real change. Hosted by @metagov.bsky.social and @publicai.network.
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Fiction contest! Imagine a liberatory future, and the means of getting there. And then submit it.
And that slate of judges is impressive…
#scifi #solarpunk #clifi #writingcommunity #writesky
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Also potentially relevant: @metagov.bsky.social and the @publicai.network just released the Protopian Prize: protopianprize.com
Arati Prabhakar
Ruthanna Emrys
Ian G. Williams
Ruthanna Emrys
Ed Finn
Christopher R. Muscato
Join us for our official launch event on Wednesday, April 22nd at 12pm EST!
We’ll be introducing the prize, hosts & planning committee, our esteemed judges, and answering any questions you might have.
Register here: luma.com/sygvk1ms
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This will be the official launch of the The Protopian Prize Fiction Contest!
The Protopian Prize is a fiction contest inviting writers, storytellers, and…
The Protopian Prize is a fiction contest inviting you to share your
vision of people working toward liberatory futures, meeting obstacles,
and making real change. “Protopian”—a word coined by Kevin ...
Submissions for The Protopian Prize Fiction Contest are now officially open! (through July 31st)
🔗 protopianprize.moksha.io/publication/...
We can't wait to read your stories of achievable, hopeful futures and the work it takes to get there.💪📚🤓
Exciting Protopian Prize Fiction Contest update!
Contest winners will be published in an MIT Press anthology, "In the Loop: Stories from the Future of People, Power, and Machines" edited by judging panel leads Gideon Lichfield @glichfield.bsky.social and Ruthanna Emrys @r-emrys.bsky.social 🔮🕊️
