Announcing Our New Submission Policy!
We are seeking climate fiction authors to join The World’s Revolution universe!
We want climate fiction designed to push the boundaries and intersections of science fiction and fantasy. Do you want to explore tech-centered climate solutions? Fantastic. Are you interested in exploring the spiritual side of the human experience? Wonderful. Are you committed to weaving the power of collective revolution into your climate narratives? Perfect.
All of it fits under the umbrella of The World’s Revolution.
We are seeking three distinct types of stories:
Flash Fiction (500 - 1,000 words). Craft a compelling climate fiction narrative providing a snapshot of a character in The World’s Revolution setting. For flash fiction, we pay a flat rate of $10 per story.
Short Stories for our 2022 Anthology (2,000 - 10,000 words). Develop a narrative using new or existing characters from the World’s Revolution setting that occurs after the events of GAIA AWAKENS, our first anthology. For short stories, we pay $0.01 per word.
Novellas (under 40,000 words) and Novels (above 40,000 words). We are interested in working with authors to develop long-form climate fiction narratives set in The World’s Revolution universe! Whether you’ve written a story with us before or you’re just discovering us, we encourage you to think boldly about a possible climate fiction novella or novel or even a whole series! Our starting rate for novellas is $100 + royalties; for novels, our starting rate is $200 plus royalties.
To learn more about our submission policy for short stories and flash fiction, visit our regular submissions page.
If you’re interested in writing a novel or novella for The World’s Revolution, read on!
Novels and Novellas For The WOrld’s Revolution
We’re going to try something new and highly experimental.
Because The World’s Revolution is a collaborative, connected universe of stories, we don’t expect authors to write an entire book in the hopes we’ll accept it into the setting.
Instead, we ask the following:
Write a two-page outline of your novel or novella (if you have a series concept, include a second, two-page outline sketching out the series).
Draft the first chapter (or first 5000 words) to illustrate your writing style and the story’s concept.
Submit all of the materials in an attachment to contact@theworldsrevolution.com along with a cover letter. In the cover letter, describe in detail why the climate crisis matters to you. If you have personally experienced the impacts of climate change, please highlight that experience! We are particularly interested in stories written by authors who have experienced the direct effects of environmental injustice. We also encourage intersectional stories exploring the relationship between the climate crisis, racial justice, reproductive justice, colonialism, capitalism, and indigenous experiences. Make sure to include a discussion regarding how the story matches the timeline provided on our website and, if relevant, the events of GAIA AWAKENS, our first climate crisis anthology.
We would appreciate your support by purchasing a copy of GAIA AWAKENS if you want to create a story using one of our existing characters. However, if you cannot afford the e-book, feel free to contact us at contact@theworldsrevolution.com and we will send you a free digital copy. Just give us an initial brief description of your story idea!
