Story guidelines:
FORMAT: Climate stories can come in many forms - written narrative, essay, poem, artwork or photography, voice or video recording, or any other format that feels authentic to you.
CONTENT: Climate stories are personal; what you include in your story is entirely up to you. Below are a few prompts* for your consideration:
-How has climate change impacted your life? Or what changes have you heard about or noticed?
-What changes concern you and your family the most?
-What might you lose to the climate crisis?
-What actions would you like to take to help ensure a livable future for your family?
-What does your vision for a livable future look like? (Here is an article for inspiration!)
-DearTomorrow letter: Think of a person important in your life - your child, a friend, a family member or your future self. Imagine it is 2050 and they receive a message from you written today. Your message shares your thoughts about climate change and your promise to take action to ensure they have a safe and healthy world.
LENGTH: Length will vary from story to story, so there are no strict requirements. As a general rule, we recommend no more than 500 words for written pieces and up to 7 minutes for recorded pieces.
WITH YOUR STORY, PLEASE INCLUDE: A title, the contributor's first and last name (or you may submit anonymously if you choose), photo(s) that fit your piece, and a photo and short bio of the author. For written pieces, please also include references (website links) when applicable.
TO SUBMIT, complete the form below, email your story to cassidy@livableclimate.org, or post your story to Instagram and tag @montanaclimatestories.
Once we receive your story:
We may make some minor edits for formatting, clarity, flow, or to fix grammatical errors. (We will not change the meaning of your story.) We reserve the right to edit out any divisive or inflammatory language as needed. Please keep this in mind when drafting your story!
Stories appear on MTClimateStories.org, the Montana Climate Stories Instagram page, and/or Families for a Livable Climate’s newsletter or social media accounts. Depending on the volume of submissions, your story might not be posted immediately - we will reach out to let you know when your story has been posted. Follow us on Instagram (@montanaclimatestories) to stay up-to-date!
If you have questions, email cassidy@livableclimate.org.
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* Story prompts inspired by Climate Generation, and used with permission.