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2 days left to submit a fiction story to our Protopian Prize writing contest! 🕊️ (You do NOT need to be a writer to submit your piece!) We’re looking for optimistic yet realistic visions of the future...
A better world is possible - and there are four days left to share your story about it with @metagov.bsky.social's Protopian Prize! protopianprize.com
The Protopian Prize | The Fiction Contest
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 ...
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We went live with Tractor Beam @tractorbeamearth.bsky.social and @r-emrys.bsky.social to talk about the Protopian Prize, and the overlaps in the speculative futures across soilpunk & protopian democratic futures fiction. Watch or listen to the episode on Substack: open.substack.com/pub/tractorb...
Book Worms: Ruthanna Emrys and Val Elefante on Imagining Democratic Futures into Reality
We discuss the Protopian Fiction Prize, democracy as a technology, and why reachable solutions matter with judge and author Ruthanna Emrys and organizer Val Elefante
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Do you love #writing #fiction? 💭 We’re inviting you to submit a piece to our Protopian Prize writing contest about an achievable, optimistic #future. ☁️ The submission deadline is July 31! All contest details, writing prompts, prizes and more can be found on our website: protopianprize.com 🕊️
Only two more weeks to enter your sci-fi stories for the Protopian Prize, given to works that imagine positive futures for humanity, w/tech that serves the public interest. (I'm one of the judges!) Two winners get $5000 US each, and publication in an anthology from MIT Press! protopianprize.com
The Protopian Prize | The Fiction Contest
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 ...
protopianprize.com
I can't wait to start reading for the democracy prize!
Metagov@metagov.bsky.social · 3w agoProtopian stories imagine a #future that is neither flawless nor catastrophic, but instead workably better than today. It’s about plausible progress rather than perfection or collapse. 🕊️ Imagine #AI development, policy, and tools, built for public benefit…💭
My recording with @tractorbeamearth.bsky.social and Val Elefante, on @metagov.bsky.social's Protopian Prize and hopeful speculation, is up: ruthannaemrys760529.substack.com/publish/post...
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Anand Gandhi on how the governance layer of human #cognition cannot be privately-owned and instead should be treated as a commons. THIS is a Protopian #future we want to see. Submit your vision of a future of public #AI to the Protopian Prize before July 31st!
Join us this Wednesday at Metagov Seminar for a presentation by Sujith Nair on Beckn, an open protocol for decentralized commerce. Register here: luma.com/rvjxi3om
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Listen to #sci-fi #writer and Protopian Prize judge @karlschroeder.bsky.social talk about the impact #fiction that is near-future, governance-expanding, and incorporates socially responsible uses of #technology.
"We’re really trying to carve out space for short stories...fiction...that are a little bit more grounded in what is #positive, #optimistic, hopeful #futures...and also the progress of how we can get there, right, how can we arrive?..."
Very nice initiative. I've found that writing fiction helps you focus on the small details-- the building blocks of any major change that are easy to miss when thinking in terms of big ideas.
Metagov@metagov.bsky.social · last mo.The Protopian Prize Fiction Contest is especially geared towards people who might not normally think of themselves as “writers” or “fiction writers”! Watch our full contest launch video here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-Z9... #fiction #fictionwriters #writing #storytellers #future #technology
The Protopian Prize Fiction Contest is especially geared towards people who might not normally think of themselves as “writers” or “fiction writers”! Watch our full contest launch video here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-Z9... #fiction #fictionwriters #writing #storytellers #future #technology
Metagov Seminar: Protopian Prize Fiction Contest Launch with Locus Magazine!
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Tomorrow! @metagov.bsky.social
Ruthanna Emrys@r-emrys.bsky.social · last mo.On Wednesday, join me and a set of cool changemakers for Real-World Inspiration for Protopian Stories! Find out about new tools for democratic social change, and what their creators are hoping to build in the coming years: luma.com/dbvh8eoz
Let's hear your most optimistic story about the future. I am one of a panel of judges awarding a $5,000 prize to the best protopian story. Protopian futures show plausible progress rather than perfection or collapse. Deadline July 31, 2026. protopianprize.com @metagov.bsky.social
The Protopian Prize | The Fiction Contest
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 ...
protopianprize.com
We are so grateful to everyone that was able to attend our #writingworkshops this past week in #NYC! We’re looking forward to reading the #writing submissions to our Protopian Prize #fiction contest. ☁️ It’s not too late to submit! The deadline is July 31st.
Thank you to everyone that attended last night's #writingworkshop in #NYC! Our 2nd session "#Writing Possible, Protopian Worlds: An NYC #Futuring & Writing Workshop" is happening tonight in partnership with @girlswritenow.bsky.social! Details & RSVP here: luma.com/c4gxnbfi
We spend a lot of time talking about the #future. Less time actually imagining it & almost no time deliberating on how to get there. Join us for "#Writing Possible, Protopian Worlds: An #NYC Futuring & #WritingWorkshop (with @girlswritenow.bsky.social) tomorrow, in #NewYorkCity: luma.com/c4gxnbfi
Writing Possible, Protopian Worlds: An NYC Futuring & Writing Workshop (in partnership with Girls Write Now) · Luma
We spend a lot of time talking about the future. Less time actually imagining it, and almost no time deliberating on how to get there. This evening is for…
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"Protopian” is a word coined by Kevin Kelly, the founder of @wired.com Magazine and one of the judges of the Protopian Prize #Fiction Contest. Join us for "Imagining and #Writing Protopian #Futures for New York City" this week in #NYC: luma.com/czgsmy4t #writingworkshop #nycevents #newyorkcity
Imagining and Writing Protopian Futures for New York City · Luma
"Protopian” is a word coined by Kevin Kelly, the founder of WIRED Magazine and one of the judges of the Protopian Prize Fiction Contest. The term means futures…
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We spend a lot of time talking about the #future. Less time actually imagining it & almost no time deliberating on how to get there. Join us for "#Writing Possible, Protopian Worlds: An #NYC Futuring & #WritingWorkshop (with @girlswritenow.bsky.social) this week: luma.com/c4gxnbfi
Writing Possible, Protopian Worlds: An NYC Futuring & Writing Workshop (in partnership with Girls Write Now) · Luma
We spend a lot of time talking about the future. Less time actually imagining it, and almost no time deliberating on how to get there. This evening is for…
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In this "Imagining & #Writing Protopian Futures for #NYC" workshop, we'll introduce participants to the practice of protopian #futuring, walk through different imagination exercises, #fictionwriting prompts, & collective future-weaving... Details here: luma.com/czgsmy4t #newyorkcity #writers
Join us for "Writing Possible, Protopian Worlds: An NYC Futuring & Writing Workshop" (in partnership with @girlswritenow.bsky.social) this week, in #NYC. Details and registration here: luma.com/c4gxnbfi #future #imagine #collective #futuring #governance #tech #infrastructure #writing
Metagov@metagov.bsky.social · 2mo agoThe future is bright 🐠 All #fiction #writers are invited to submit their work to The Protopian Prize writing contest. Submissions are open now until July 31st. Read more about the contest rules and prizes here: protopianprize.com/how-to-enter 🌐 #writingcontest #writer #storytelling
The future is bright 🐠 All #fiction #writers are invited to submit their work to The Protopian Prize writing contest. Submissions are open now until July 31st. Read more about the contest rules and prizes here: protopianprize.com/how-to-enter 🌐 #writingcontest #writer #storytelling
Join us next week for a #writing workshop in #NYC 🤍 We spend a lot of time talking about the #future. Less time actually imagining it, and almost no time deliberating on how to get there. Come ready to imagine with #technologists, #futurists, #writers and your fellow #humans…
Writing Possible, Protopian Worlds: An NYC Futuring & Writing Workshop (in partnership with Girls Write Now) · Luma
We spend a lot of time talking about the future. Less time actually imagining it, and almost no time deliberating on how to get there. This evening is for…
luma.com
The future is bright 🕊️ We’re inviting all #fiction #writers to submit their work to our Protopian Prize writing contest. Submissions are open now until July 31st: protopianprize.com/how-to-enter 🤍
