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OPEN CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: The Future is Bright Project

  • Leah Bennett
  • Emma Turner

The Future is Bright is a new project Create the Future is launching to celebrate the seasons and the hope each of them brings. We are running a competition to find high-quality creative work to feature in a 2025 Environmental Calendar. The current theme is SPRING and SUMMER.

SUBMISSIONS:
We are seeking environmental and ecological artwork which imagines what Spring and Summer might look like in a future where climate action has led to a thriving world of biodiversity, sustainability, community, resilience, reform, and hope. Which climate solutions do you think will shine in the Springs and Summers of our future? What kind of food will be eaten and grown? What does your city/town/landscape look and feel like in this future time? What kinds of flowers will be in bloom? Show us the kind of future you’d love to live in and what Spring and Summertime means for that place. We celebrate climate visions rooted in hope and climate justice, showing the way to a greener, fairer world.

Inspiration for your submission:
Spring and Summer can be a fantastic source of inspiration!

Below, we have thought of some pointers to help get your creative mind ticking:

Vivid imagery and Sensory Experience:
Distinct sounds and smells, bright sunlight, beautiful blooming flowers, buzzing insects, crashing waves can all be vividly described in writing or expressed through artwork. What do these seasons sound like to you?

Symbolism and Themes:
Spring and Summer are often associated with themes of growth, freedom, adventure, and transformation. What kind of changes would you like to see to ensure that these seasons in the future are thriving?

Seasonal Changes and Contrasts: The seasonal change to Spring and Summer brings not only a difference in the weather but also a change in our daily routines, our activities, and plans. This shift could be used to symbolise transformation. How do you use these months to connect with nature?

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES:
We are particularly keen on visual artwork but are also open to poems (of up to 16 lines) or short flash-fiction/micro-fiction pieces (up to 250 words).

We’ll be looking for these core elements Spring/Summer theme Summer theme Creative climate solutions Hope in action Visions of the future.

Further details:
Entry is free!
Competition is open to artists and writers anywhere in the world, except where participation may be prohibited or restricted by applicable law.
Submissions must be your own original work or collaborative original work.
Submissions must be relevant to the theme of Summer or Spring and positive visions of the future.
Any unsolicited submissions that are not relevant to these themes will not be considered.
If submitting writing, it must be written in English. We are not able to translate from other languages at this time.
If the submission has been previously published, you must have the legal right to submit it to us for publication. Worldwide copyright and ownership of each piece remains with the creator,

Please send any questions you have or your submissions to submissions@createthefuture.earth, or drop me a message here! :)

We are excited to see what you create!
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