Applications Invited for Social Fiction Design Competition

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About the Organization

Yunus Centre, in collaboration with YY Ventures, introduces the Social Business Design Competition and the Social Fiction Design Competition to nurture social innovation and entrepreneurship among the next generation of young talent. Our mission is to create a world of three zeros - zero net carbon emission, zero wealth concentration for ending poverty, and zero unemployment by unleashing entrepreneurship in all.

About the Competition

The Social Fiction Design Competition invites visionaries and dreamers all over the world with a knack for creative writing to share how they wish to see the world and the lives of young people in the year 2050.

This is a global platform encouraging Social Fiction to imagine a world we want to live in, a world free of social and environmental injustices that plague our communities. And it all starts with our imagination.

Compete and get a chance to win: USD 10,000

The theme of the Social Fiction Design Competition is: “Imagine the Life of a Young Person in the World of 2050.”

Eligibility

• The Social Fiction Design Competition is open to applicants of all ages.
• No geographical limitations

How to Apply

In min 1000 - max 5000 words, write a Social Fiction, taking the readers on a tour of what this fictional world in 2050 looks like.

Address one or more social and environmental focus areas in your writing:

Climate Change, Micro-credit, Agriculture, Technology and Innovation, Transport, Literature, Music, Waste, Circular Economy, Tourism, WASH, Employment, Sports, Health & Well-being etc

Tell us how key players in the government, corporate houses, educational institutions, local businesses and/or community members are contributing to this new world.

Fill up the online application form. Upload and submit your Social Fiction writing!

Apply now

Submissions will close on 15 December 2022.

For more information please check the Link