Green Stories Project

We are crowdfunding in February 2025 to support a new publication with additional funds going towards a Green Stories competition in late 2025. Those who pledge can have a say in what format of competition we will run: short story, novel, children’s, young adult etc. For more details see here.

Habitat Press are offering four eBooks at a third off until the end of December: see here. This includes Defying Futility a brand new publication, available early as a preprint that follows on from Fairhaven, a previous Green Stories winner.

There is an additional performance of the play ‘Murder in the Citizens’ Jury’ on Sunday 22nd at 4pm with Q&A. It’s cut price as it’s being filmed and there’s an after party to celebrate the end of the run. The audience can also get a £10 Amazon voucher and free eBook for giving feedback, so Read More

The Southampton amateur dramatic theatre group Maskers, are putting on the full cast of 9 whodunnit version of Murder in the Citizen’s Jury at their studio in Shirley, Southampton from 17th – 22nd September. Tickets are going fast so book here. This was loosely inspired by Southampton’s Climate Assembly. A TV adaptation won the Writing Read More

This is a one-man play performed by multi-award-winning actor, Jack Klaff (Star Wars and others). It explores the ethical dilemma of the Director of Public Prosecutions who must decide whether to prosecute the murder, when to do so has implications for humanity and his own family. Drawing upon the tradition of ‘theatre-in -education’, the objective Read More

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