January 2026 marks the 5th anniversary of Solarpunk Magazine‘s first issue. As we look toward that date and the future, we’re thrilled to share two major announcements that reflect our ongoing commitment to uplifting creators, nurturing bold imagination, and building the future we want to live in. We’re Raising Our Author Pay Rates Since ourContinue reading “Author Pay Raise and Solarpunk Horror Themed Issue”
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Introducing Solarpunk Story Circles: Where Imagination Becomes Action
For as long as people have gathered around fires, under trees, and in the streets, stories have been the heartbeat of change. They carry memory, vision, and identity across generations—helping us imagine what’s possible and move together toward it. At Solarpunk Magazine, we believe that stories don’t just reflect the world—they build it. That’s whyContinue reading “Introducing Solarpunk Story Circles: Where Imagination Becomes Action”
Announcing Radical Hope from Gaza: A 2026 Solarpunk Magazine Series by Aya Al-Hattab
In 2026, Solarpunk Magazine will publish a landmark series of articles by Palestinian journalist Aya Al-Hattab, reporting directly from Gaza amidst the ongoing Israeli invasion and genocide. This six-part series, titled Radical Hope from Gaza, will appear in each of our bimonthly issues throughout the year. Aya’s work brings an unflinching yet deeply humane perspectiveContinue reading “Announcing Radical Hope from Gaza: A 2026 Solarpunk Magazine Series by Aya Al-Hattab”
Solarpunk Magazine is Now a Nonprofit!
We’re thrilled to share some big news: Solarpunk Magazine has officially been recognized as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. This milestone means that we’re no longer just a magazine—we’re a mission-driven nonprofit dedicated to nurturing solarpunk stories, essays, and art as a public good. For us, this is more than a tax designation. It’s a wayContinue reading “Solarpunk Magazine is Now a Nonprofit!”
The Caretaker: a New City of Hope Character Book Sneak Peek
The crowd funding campaign for City of Hope, a solarpunk narrative worldbuilding RPG, starts in just one week! We’re really excited to get this game, which is written and illustrated by our co-editor-in-chiefs, out into the world. We recently announced that everyone who backs the campaign on Day 1 (October 1st) will get an enamelContinue reading “The Caretaker: a New City of Hope Character Book Sneak Peek”
September Newsletter: Issue 17 Cover Reveal, Imagine 2200, RPG, and More
Issue #17 Preorder, Cover and Table of Contents Reveal Issue #17 of Solarpunk Magazine drops next week on Tuesday September 10. The Issue #17 table of contents includes: cover art“Solarpunk Celebrity” by Jessica Antonellishort stories“We Make the World in Our Image” by Kathleen Schaefer“We Socks Drying in the Tide” by Renan Bernardo poems “sea-hammock” byContinue reading “September Newsletter: Issue 17 Cover Reveal, Imagine 2200, RPG, and More”
Solarpunk Magick to Fight Climate Change & Save the World
Dare to dream of a better future. Solarpunk meets modern paganism in this book of shadows from longtime activist, practicing witch, and Solarpunk Magazine founder, Justine Norton-Kertson. Pre-order just launched! Develop a spiritual practice rooted in art, nature, the Sun, and a powerful belief in our ability to build a better world, through meditations, rituals,Continue reading “Solarpunk Magick to Fight Climate Change & Save the World”
New Poetry Editor, Next Podcast Date, Solarpunk Book, and More Inside!
New Poetry Editor at Solarpunk Magazine We recently brought on a new Poetry Editor here at Solarpunk Magazine. We’re so excited to introduce you to her, and to see the shape our poetry department takes under her experience and leadership! Tonya R. Moore (she/her) writes and edits speculative fiction. She is a Poetry Acquiring Editor atContinue reading “New Poetry Editor, Next Podcast Date, Solarpunk Book, and More Inside!”
First Solarpunk World-Building Project Polls Launched
Welcome to the very first of our weekly poll sets for the collective Solarpunk World-Building Project. We’re so excited that you’ve chosen to participate! This week’s polls are all geography oriented questions to help us establish some basic context for our world building. We already know that our world is the planet Earth, and theContinue reading “First Solarpunk World-Building Project Polls Launched”
Demand Utopia! Podcast Episode 2
The second episode of our newly relaunched podcast, Solarpunk Futures: Demand Utopia!, is now available on our website or pretty much wherever you get your podcasts. In this second episode, “The Anatomy of Utopia,” host Justine Norton-Kertson talks about different characteristics, ideas, and alternative systems that have been proposed as part of past utopian visions.Continue reading “Demand Utopia! Podcast Episode 2”