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!”

World Environment Day: Grow the Future With Us!

It’s World Environment Day, a day that encourages awareness and action for the protection of the environment. One small way you can do that is by supporting Solarpunk Magazine, helping us grow and bring more radically hopefully climate fiction into the world! Our first ever Patreon subscription drive runs through Summer Solstice (June 20). OurContinue reading “World Environment Day: Grow the Future With Us!”

Climate Fiction Pitch Event #ClifiPit

We’re thrilled to announce our first-ever #ClifiPit event, an all-day pitch extravaganza exclusively for climate fiction authors! Whether your story explores the dystopian consequences and horror of climate disaster, the hopeful possibilities of a sustainable future, or a mix of genres that ties into climate themes, this pitch event is designed for and dedicated toContinue reading “Climate Fiction Pitch Event #ClifiPit”

Issue #21 + Solarpunk Novelette

Solarpunk Magazine Issue #21 is Here Issue #21 is now available and features: Cover Art“Serendipity” by Augustina Ferrer Short Stories “A Whisper of a Chance” by M.L. Clark “The Mural” by Matthew van Abbema.“Sultana’s Dream” by Begum Rokeya Poem“A Tomorrow We Could Hold” by Joshua Adam Walker. Essays“Sultana’s Solarpunk Dream” and “Solarpunk Horror: Where HopeContinue reading “Issue #21 + Solarpunk Novelette”

Solarpunk vs. Imperialism: New Podcast Episode

This week, in the first of a two part episode of Demand Utopia: A Solarpunk Podcast, we look at the brazen imperialist moves Trump has made so far in his first month back in the White House, and we discuss his actions within the historical context of U.S. imperialism specifically, and western imperialism in general.Continue reading “Solarpunk vs. Imperialism: New Podcast Episode”

New Book from Grist’s Imagine 2200

We’re thrilled to bring you this update from Grist’s Imagine 2200! Greetings! Grist’s Imagine 2200: Climate Fiction for Future Ancestors publishes hope-filled climate fiction that invites readers and authors alike to imagine futures that are clean, green, and just, through short stories that excite and inspire. Over the past few months, the Imagine 2200 teamContinue reading “New Book from Grist’s Imagine 2200”

Now Live: Solarpunk Magazine 2025 Crowd Funder

It’s official. We went live at 8am this morning for our fourth annual crowd funding campaign aimed at ensuring we can maintain our magazine’s content levels and continue paying 8 cents per word for fiction through 2025. With your help, we’ll hit our goals and stretch goals that we need to ensure a fantastic yearContinue reading “Now Live: Solarpunk Magazine 2025 Crowd Funder”

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”

Issue 10, CliFiCon, 2024 Subscriptions, and more!

Summer is here and the sun is hot! Smoke blankets both the east and west coasts of North America as climate changes drives even hotter summers and drier forests. Now more than ever, the world needs solarpunk. Solarpunk Magazine’s July News Issue #10 ~Colorful Roots~ Our annual issue of all-BIPOC creators is now available forContinue reading “Issue 10, CliFiCon, 2024 Subscriptions, and more!”