Green Stories Project

We are delighted to share the winners of our Microbes to the Rescue’ short story competition sponsored by the Environmental Biotechnology network. First prize of £500 goes to Elizabeth Taylor for her story ‘From the Ashes.’ The author uses an engaging family drama to illustrate how environmental biotechnology can transform plastic waste management into a Read More

4th October 2023, 7.30 pm – 9pm. Talk at Southampton Central Library on eco-themed rom-com Habitat Man, set in Southampton. Free entry. Please book here. ‘Murder in the Citizens’ Jury’ University of Southampton 11th Nov 3pm – 4pm Free entry but tickets may go fast. Location: University of Southampton, Highfield Campus. Building 6 (old Nuffield Theatre) Read More

We are delighted to report the winners of this years Green Stories Novel prize. First prize is the outstanding entry, ‘Time Hack’ by Marianne Pickles. Here is an extract from what our judges had to say: ‘Immensely readable. Crackling with interest and excitement. It’s post the apocalypse but the story offers tangible glimpses of a Read More

The deadline for the short story competition is 21st September but the link is open to submit now. We look forward to seeing your entries. Click here.

We are delighted to announce the winner for the superhero story competition is Olivia Ezeh for her story ‘Your Neighborhood Teenage Heroes’. As well as the prize of £500 we are also turning her story into a one page comic strip. Step aside Captain America, Thor, and Wonderwoman. When environmental disaster hits a community in Read More

The theme of our next short story competition is microbes to the rescue! The deadline is 21st September and we ask for up to 3000 words of an entertaining short story that in some way shows what environmental biotechnology can do for us. Prizes of £500 for the winner (or local currency equivalent) plus runner Read More

We have a new short story competition for science-minded writers focused on the theme ‘Microbes to the Rescue’, with prizes of £800/$1000 and deadline of 21st September 2023. Details are here. This competition is sponsored by the Environmental Biotechnology Network and aims to use fiction to raise awareness of what microbial systems can do for us. Read More

Before you submit, please checkout full criteria here.

We are re-opening the Green Stories novel prize with a revised deadline of 26th June. The judges didn’t feel that submissions so far met the criteria of reader engagement and green solutions to the extent of meriting the £1000/$1200 prize. A common problem was to show problems rather than solutions, and/or not have enough ‘hooks’ Read More

We have just launched a superhero competition to write 2000 words for a graphic novel (images optional). Deadline is 15th April 2023. Winners get £500 (or other currency equivalent) and their entry illustrated. On a different note, the deadline for the Orna Ross Green Stories novel prize has passed and we’re keen to recruit more Read More