Afterglow: Climate Fiction for Future Ancestors

“Afterglow” is a collection of futuristic short stories that explore how storytelling can help create a better world by envisioning a radically different climate future. The stories are inspired by literary movements like Afrofuturism, hopepunk, and solarpunk and prioritize equitable climate solutions and community service. They offer hope and joy as a springboard for exploring how fiction can help create a better reality.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 224 pages
Publication date: 23 March 2023
Publisher: The New Press

“This is a glorious book that challenges our conceptions of bookmaking as much as it questions our conceptions of world-building. We, as earthlings, will be better to the earth after experiencing this book. That is not hyperbole.” — New York Times bestselling author Kiese Laymon
Afterglow is a stunning collection of original short stories in which writers from many different backgrounds envision a radically different climate future. Published in collaboration with Grist, a nonprofit media organization dedicated to telling stories of climate solutions, these stirring tales expand our ability to imagine a better world. Inspired by cutting-edge literary movements, such as Afrofuturism, hopepunk, and solarpunk, Afterglow imagines intersectional worlds in which no one is left behind—where humanity prioritizes equitable climate solutions and continued service to one's community. Whether through abundance or adaptation, reform, or a new understanding of survival, these stories offer flickers of hope, even joy, as they provide a springboard for exploring how fiction can help create a better reality.
Afterglow welcomes a diverse range of new voices into the climate conversation to envision the next 180 years of equitable climate progress. A creative work rooted in the realities of our present crisis, Afterglow presents a new way to think about the climate emergency—one that blazes a path to a clean, green, and more just future.

Weight: 270g
Dimension: 133 x 191 x 19 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781620977583