Africa@2050 Climate Fiction Competition 2024 for Saharan African Countries

Africa@2050 Climate Fiction Competition 2024 for Saharan African Countries: Africa@2050 is now accepting entries from youths from sub-Saharan African countries in the form of short stories or poems for its 2024 Climate Fiction Competition. The deadline for the submission of entries is 18th June 2024.

Africa@2050 Climate Fiction Competition 2024 is now calling for entries. What kind of Africa do you envision in 2050? What future do you want and how do we create that future in the present? Share your story.

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Africa@2050 Climate Fiction Competition 2024 for Saharan African Countries.

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, what world 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.

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That’s why they have launched Africa@2050. They invite short stories or poems to the Africa@2050 Climate Fiction competition. Tell your stories of the future: what is your vision for Africa in the world in 2050? What challenges lie ahead, what dreams and hopes?

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Who can Submit Entries for Africa@2050 Climate Fiction Competition

  • You must be aged 18 or over;
  • Be national or resident of the following sub-Saharan African countries: Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Republic of the Congo, Côte d’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Réunion, Rwanda, São Tomé and Príncipe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Western Sahara, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
  • Your entry must be previously unpublished work.
  • Entries can be in any language, but, if not in English, must be submitted alongside a full English translation for the purpose of the competition. Only the English version will be evaluated for the competition. If selected, winning and shortlisted texts will feature in their original language texts alongside the English translation.
  • The winner receives £1,000
  • Second place receives £500
  • Third place receives £300
  • Shortlisted entries will receive £100.

In addition to cash prizes, winning and shortlisted participants will be invited to participate in a Climate Futures Workshop on June 30 2024. 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 2024 at the Energy Ethics 2024 Conference ‘Energy Transitions & Planetary Futures’.

How to Apply for Africa@2050 Climate Fiction Competition.

Submit Entry

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.

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