[MCN] Youth Writing Contest: Creative Climate Futures

[Sarah Lundquist]

Calling all youth (ages 18 and under): The Flathead Lakers
<https://www.flatheadlakers.org/> and Families for a Livable Climate
<https://livableclimate.org/> are partnering to host a youth creative
writing contest. Now through March 20, submit your story
<https://livableclimate.org/writing-contest> for a special feature and a chance
to receive $50. (Limit one submission per person.)

Selected stories will be published in The Changing Times magazine
<https://livableclimate.org/changingtimes>, and Families for a Livable
Climate’s and Flathead Lakers’ news and media.

SUBMIT YOUR STORY HERE <https://livableclimate.org/writing-contest>

PROMPT:

Share with us your creative climate future. Imagine it is the year 2070.
Using story (think characters, metaphor, fantasy, sci-fi, realism, imagery,
etc!) and your imagination, tell us about what your community looks like
and how people are responding.

In your piece, please address at least one of the following questions:

   -

   How have climate impacts in Montana affected you, your loved ones, your
   community, your traditions, or your favorite Montana places, plants, or
   animals?
   -

   What are some changes your community has made to help Montana become
   healthy and livable for all?
   -

   How are you helping to reweave the world? What unique skills or gifts
   are you offering to create a livable community?


GUIDELINES:

Format: Your story may be in written narrative (prose) form or poetry.

Length: Submissions will be grouped into age categories. Poetry submissions
can be up to two pages for all ages. Length guidelines for prose
submissions are:

   -

   Ages 10 or below: Up to 250 words.
   -

   Ages 11 - 14: Up to 500 words.
   -

   Ages 15 - 18: Up to 1000 words.


HOW TO SUBMIT:

Submit your piece through THIS FORM
<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdboy2esoBX9gEbf3ZhTTb9q7LKcwXS0921tGyQjAh4MBI4ig/viewform?usp=sf_link>
. Files can be uploaded as a Google Doc, Word doc, or PDF. Limit one
submission per person.

SUBMISSION DEADLINE:

March 20, 2023

QUESTIONS?

Contact magazine at livableclimate.org.


-- 
*Sarah Lundquist *(she/her)
Communications Director | Families for a Livable Climate
*Connect. Engage. Act.*

*Phone: *(425) 931-8623
*Email: *sarah at livableclimate.org
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