We are looking for original written and graphic works exploring anti-apocalyptic futures on Earth that have actionable soil-based technologies as their premise.

We’re seeking stories with an emphasis on soil and agriculture in food, culture and entertainment, politics and social issues. We’re also interested in co-existent ecosystems, the ocean and soil under water, nature and beauty, and soil as the origin of life.

Interrogate what it would mean for us to successfully take on the climate crisis. What technology would have to exist? A perfect Tractor Beam story gets readers thinking: What if this really happens? What’s the (soil) science behind it? What makes a thriving planet?

Please think beyond farming, develop complex, human characters with nuanced conflicts, find humor. Think cross-genre! A soilpunk romance, a comedy, a coming of age story.

Fiction Climate change Earth Nature Soilpunk

Deadline Rolling Length 6,000 Payment Paid Submit

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