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Free #writing #competitions, projects and events with #sustainability and #climate themes. See greenstories.org.uk. Publications include: 'No More Fairy Tales: Stories to Save our Planet' and others published by habitatpress.com.

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Habitat Press @habitatpress.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
We interviewed Martin Hastie, a stand-up comedian and scriptwriter who, with Steve Willis, wrote several stories for our first anthology, No More Fairy Tales: Stories to Save Our Planet. Read more here: habitatpress.com/interview-wi... #habitatpress #greenstories
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Interview with Scriptwriter Martin Hastie - Habitat Press
Martin Hastie is a stand-up comedian and scriptwriter who, with Steve Willis, wrote several stories for the anthology No More Fairy Tales.
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Green Stories @greenstories.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
The time of the #WritingWorkshop on Fri 23rd Oct at #TheBritishLibrary is now 4.30-6pm. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/writing-cl... @pw.org
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Writing Climate Fiction That Changes Minds
Join us this Green Libraries Week! How can we communicate climate change in a way that inspires joyful action rather than climate anxiety?
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Green Stories @greenstories.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Edition 18 of #AJigsawToSaveTheWorld covers the topic of #disinformation and policies to counter its malign influence. www.linkedin.com/pulse/editio...
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Denise Baden @dabaden.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
My next writing workshop is on Writing Climate Fiction That Changes Minds The British Library, London. 23rd October 2026 ( 6pm – 7.30pm) as part of #GreenLibrariesWeek. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/writing-cl... @wrenjameswriter.bsky.social @clichangefiction.bsky.social #writing
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Writing Climate Fiction That Changes Minds
Join us this Green Libraries Week! How can we communicate climate change in a way that inspires joyful action rather than climate anxiety?
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Jamie Woodhouse @jamiewoodhouse.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Denise Baden | Is Sustainable Ethical Business Just Bulls**t? | Sentientism 251 YouTube: youtu.be/OQKZ3RefEMc Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/d... Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/0UdM... @dabaden.bsky.social
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Habitat Press @habitatpress.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
A few months ago, one of our favourite authors, Laura Baggaley won a gold medal for 'Best Book for Teenagers' in the Wishing Shelf Book Awards. The feedback from the teenage judges reflects Laura’s talent and passion for positive outcomes in a dystopian world! #HabitatPress #GreenStories
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Denise Baden @dabaden.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
My podcast with @sentientism.bsky.social is out today on apple and spotify and asks whether #sustainable #ethical business is just bullshit? open.spotify.com/episode/0UdM...
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Denise Baden | Is Sustainable Ethical Business Just Bullshit? | Sentientism 251
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Denise Baden @dabaden.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
In edition 18 of #AJigsawToSaveTheWorld, I cover the topic of #disinformation and policies to counter its malign influence. www.linkedin.com/pulse/editio...
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Edition 18: Laws against disinformation
#AJigsawToSaveTheWorld Mis- and disinformation is such a huge issue that in this edition, I will focus on its use in politics. A democracy is only as effective as the quality of information voters are...
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Habitat Press @habitatpress.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
We recently chatted with author Brian Burt about eco-fiction, including solarpunk! Brian’s story, Oasis, was published in our Anthology, No More Fairy Tales, one of our most successful books. Find out more here: habitatpress.com/interview-wi... #HabitatPress #GreenStories
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Interview with Author Brian Burt - Habitat Press
Brian Burt is one of our fantastic authors who contributed to the anthology No More Fairy Tales: Stories to Save Our Planet.
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Denise Baden @dabaden.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
This article on #thrutopia explores how fiction can offer route maps to better futures. Read on to learn about the genre of ‘Zoefuturism’ vector-bsfa.com/2026/07/09/t... @stevewillis.bsky.social @davidenough.bsky.social @mandascott.bsky.social
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Green Stories @greenstories.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Our #ShortFilm #Competition is now open. Deadline 31st Dec 26. £200 ($ €). It builds on our previous flash fiction competition about moments of epiphany when characters change for the greener. Please share with #filmmakers #animators or #videographers www.greenstories.org.uk/short-film-c...
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Short film competition: Epiphanies! - Green Stories Project
Green Stories invites submissions to the Epiphanies Short Film Competition by 31 Dec 2026, inspired by a "Last Plastic Fork" Anthology story.
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Green Stories @greenstories.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Our #ShortFilm #Competition is now open. Deadline 31st Dec 26. £200 ($ €). It builds on our previous flash fiction competition about moments of epiphany when characters change for the greener. Please share with #filmmakers #animators or #videographers www.greenstories.org.uk/short-film-c...
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Short film competition: Epiphanies! - Green Stories Project
Green Stories invites submissions to the Epiphanies Short Film Competition by 31 Dec 2026, inspired by a "Last Plastic Fork" Anthology story.
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Green Stories @greenstories.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Our new #ShortFilm #Competition is open. Deadline 31st Dec 26 and prizes of £200 (or equivalent in $ €) www.greenstories.org.uk/short-film-c... @climatecultures.bsky.social @abbk1.bsky.social @singingtotigers.bsky.social @lizottosson.bsky.social #FilmMaking #ClimateStorytelling @jodes.bsky.social
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Short film competition: Epiphanies! - Green Stories Project
Deadline 31st December 2026. How It Works We invite you to bring to life one of the winning short stories (under 500 words) from our flash fiction competition by adapting it into a short film or animation under 2 minutes long. Your creation should capture the spirit of epiphany — a transformative moment which causes one Read More
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Green Stories @greenstories.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Our new #ShortFilm #Competition is open. Deadline 31st Dec 26 and prizes of £200 (or equivalent in $ €) www.greenstories.org.uk/short-film-c... @climatecultures.bsky.social @abbk1.bsky.social @singingtotigers.bsky.social @lizottosson.bsky.social #FilmMaking #ClimateStorytelling @jodes.bsky.social
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Short film competition: Epiphanies! - Green Stories Project
Deadline 31st December 2026. How It Works We invite you to bring to life one of the winning short stories (under 500 words) from our flash fiction competition by adapting it into a short film or animation under 2 minutes long. Your creation should capture the spirit of epiphany — a transformative moment which causes one Read More
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Denise Baden @dabaden.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Check out the latest article in my #JigsawToSaveTheWorld newsletter: Edition 17. #ProportionalRepresentation and #STV www.linkedin.com/pulse/editio... @fairvote.ca @electoralreform.bsky.social @fixourhouse.bsky.social @libdems4er.bsky.social
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Edition 17. Proportional Representation and STV
#AJigsawToSaveTheWorld When it comes to elections, which one of these statements best applies to you? It doesn’t matter if I vote because the party I support has no chance of getting in. My vote won’t...
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Habitat Press @habitatpress.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
We are delighted that Laura Baggaley’s book, Nourish, has been receiving great reviews on Goodreads! Get a copy for the young adults in your life (including yourself😉) #HabitatPress #GreenStories #YAFiction #Dystopian www.goodreads.com/book/show/25...
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Nourish
Cal lives in a post-food world. People don’t eat. They …
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Green Stories @greenstories.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Edition 16 of #AJigsawToSaveTheWorld considers the issue of #CorporateLobbying and how to ensure that corporate interests don't prevail over those of society in policy making. www.linkedin.com/pulse/editio... @anticorruption.bsky.social @corporateeurope.org @globaljusticenow.bsky.social
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Edition 16. Curb Corporate Lobbying
#AJigsawToSaveTheWorld When I say corporate lobbying, be honest you probably have an image of suited-up business executives armed with charts of figures showing how the world will come to an end if yo...
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Stephen Oram @stephenoram.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
This is well worth a read, as part of the #zoefutirism exploration with @bsfa.bsky.social Vector. @yenooi.bsky.social are privileged to be guest editing this adventure.
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Habitat Press @habitatpress.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Laura is an award-winning writer of fiction for young adults and children. Her dystopian thriller, Nourish, was published in July 2026 and is available from Habitat Press and elsewhere online. #HabitatPress #GreenStories #YAFiction #Dystopian
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Habitat Press @habitatpress.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Every month, we share previews, author interviews and special offers with our readers. Sign up for our newsletter at the Habitat Press website to make sure you receive the latest updates and news about upcoming book launches. habitatpress.com/habitat-pres... #HabitatPress #GreenStories
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Habitat Press Updates - Habitat Press
Find out the latest Habitat Press updates, interviews, news, competitions, research and ways to get involved.
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Habitat Press @habitatpress.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
@dabaden.bsky.social from the Green Stories Project is offering a #PlanetPlacement service for #authors and #publishers who want to do their bit for the environment but without writing climate fiction. www.greenstories.org.uk/climatechara... @greensolitaire.bsky.social @lalinepaull.bsky.social
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#ClimateCharacters - Green Stories Project
Navigation Overview We want to encourage the industry to move away from fictional characters who are implicitly promoting high carbon consumption. In ten years, when mounting waste and climate change ...
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Green Stories @greenstories.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Check out this list of entertaining reads that inspire #climateaction thebookslist.com/20-fiction-b... @janleewriter.bsky.social @pierstorday.bsky.social @doctorow.pluralistic.net @donnamcameron.bsky.social @briannacraft.bsky.social @habitatpress.bsky.social
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Top 20 Fiction to Inspire Climate Action - The Books List
Guest article by Denise Baden
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Denise Baden @dabaden.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Building on my #ClimateCharacters project with @baftaalbert.bsky.social and research into #ClimateStorytelling, I offer a #PlanetPlacement service for #authors & #publishers who want to do their bit for the #environment greenstories.org.uk/planet-place... @nrdc.org @habitatpress.bsky.social
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Planet Placement - Green Stories Project
Books don't have to be 'about' climate, but are a way to normalise green behaviours. It's like product placement but 'planet placement'!
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Denise Baden @dabaden.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Here's a great article about thrutopian fiction and how it can help inspire #ClimateAction here vector-bsfa.com/2026/07/09/t... @mandascott.bsky.social @stephenoram.bsky.social @habitatpress.bsky.social
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Thrutopia with Manda Scott and Denise Baden
Aware of other sub-genres that might sit alongside, overlap or appear to be similar to Zoefuturism, we welcomed contributions about them, to help shape our understanding of Zoefuturism relationally…
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Habitat Press @habitatpress.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
We’ve received wonderful reviews about The Last Plastic Fork and Other Green Epiphanies, where each character changes for the greener. #HabitatPress #GreenStories #FlashFiction @singingtotigers.bsky.social @abbk1.bsky.social @lizottosson.bsky.social @jodes.bsky.social @nishxhegde.bsky.social
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Denise Baden @dabaden.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Check out this list of entertaining reads that inspire #climateaction thebookslist.com/20-fiction-b... @mandascott.bsky.social @greensolitaire.bsky.social @lalinepaull.bsky.social @davidenough.bsky.social
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Top 20 Fiction to Inspire Climate Action - The Books List
Guest article by Denise Baden
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Green Stories @greenstories.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Check out this list of entertaining reads that inspire #climateaction thebookslist.com/20-fiction-b... @janleewriter.bsky.social @pierstorday.bsky.social @doctorow.pluralistic.net @donnamcameron.bsky.social @briannacraft.bsky.social @habitatpress.bsky.social
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Top 20 Fiction to Inspire Climate Action - The Books List
Guest article by Denise Baden
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Green Stories @greenstories.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Edition 16 of #AJigsawToSaveTheWorld considers #CorporateLobbying. Lobbying can take many forms, only 4% of which are included in the lobbying register, so how can we ensure that corporate interests don't prevail over those of society in policy making? www.linkedin.com/pulse/editio...
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Edition 16. Curb Corporate Lobbying
#AJigsawToSaveTheWorld When I say corporate lobbying, be honest you probably have an image of suited-up business executives armed with charts of figures showing how the world will come to an end if yo...
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Denise Baden @dabaden.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Edition 15 of #AJigsawToSaveTheWorld explores the perils of allowing politics to be overly influenced by corporate donors and the ultra-wealthy and what we can do about it. www.linkedin.com/pulse/editio...
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Habitat Press @habitatpress.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Get your copy! Available in ebook or paperback and out this week, Nourish has already been longlisted for the Yeovil Literary Prize and is currently an Amazon bestseller. #HabitatPress #GreenStories #YAFiction #Dystopian
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Habitat Press @habitatpress.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
“Ultra-processed foods cause diseases to our bodies in the same way that industrial agriculture causes devastation to the planet. I wanted to explore this in the story of Nourish.” Laura Baggaley’s latest book is now available for purchase. #HabitatPress #GreenStories #YAFiction #Dystopian
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Habitat Press @habitatpress.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Food for thought, eh? Available now, check out Laura Baggaley’s latest YA novel at Habitat Press and other online outlets. A great summer read for you (ahem… and your kids😜) #HabitatPress #GreenStories #YAFiction #Dystopian
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Denise Baden @dabaden.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
My blog on sustainability for writers and publishers talks about how bestselling genre authors can have outsized positive impact on social norms related to #sustainable behaviours with just a few tweaks to their writing: www.dabaden.com/sustainabili... Please share with any who might be interested
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Sustainability for writers and publishers - D A Baden
Climate change is something we’re increasingly worried about. Every industry is working on how they can cut their carbon footprint. As a professor of sustainability, eco-fiction author and publisher, ...
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Habitat Press @habitatpress.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
@dabaden.bsky.social is offering a #PlanetPlacement service to publishers and authors who want their books to do good in the world. Planet Placement is like ‘product placement’ but subtly promoting #NaturePositive practices in mainstream stories. Read more: www.greenstories.org.uk/climatechara...
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#ClimateCharacters - Green Stories Project
Navigation Overview We want to encourage the industry to move away from fictional characters who are implicitly promoting high carbon consumption. In ten years, when mounting waste and climate change ...
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Jules Pretty @julespretty.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
It's a great episode @dabaden.bsky.social ! Come and listen, it's a big hot hole we're all in...
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Habitat Press @habitatpress.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
With Laura Baggaley’s book, Nourish, out this month, did you know that 5 books in the top 20 fiction books to inspire climate action are young adult or children’s fiction? Young people need inspiring stories just as much as grown-ups! thebookslist.com/20-fiction-b... #HabitatPress #YAFiction
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Top 20 Fiction to Inspire Climate Action - The Books List
Guest article by Denise Baden
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Denise Baden @dabaden.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Edition 15 of #AJigsawToSaveTheWorld explores the perils of allowing politics to be overly influenced by corporate donors and the ultra-wealthy and what we can do about it. www.linkedin.com/pulse/editio...
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Edition 15. Cap political donations
#AJigsawToSaveTheWorld Do we want a system where the whims of one mega-wealthy individual, unelected and unaccountable, can affect the outcome of a war? We probably don’t, on the basis that it’s undem...
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Green Stories @greenstories.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Building on my #ClimateCharacters work with @baftaalbert.bsky.social and my research in #ClimateStorytelling, I’m offering a #PlanetPlacement service for authors and publishers who want to do their bit for the environment. www.greenstories.org.uk/planet-place...
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Planet Placement - Green Stories Project
Books don't have to be 'about' climate, but are a way to normalise green behaviours. It's like product placement but 'planet placement'!
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Habitat Press @habitatpress.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
If you’d like a sneak peek of Laura Baggaley’s book, Nourish, you can read the first two chapters for free right now. dl.bookfunnel.com/vzogmudvza #HabitatPress #GreenStories #YAFiction #Dystopian
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A dystopian thriller for teenagers set in the near future, Nourish tells an action-packed story of friendship, grief and risk-taking...
Cal lives in a post-food world. People don't eat. They have Nutritional Provision. When Cal is enrolled in a fancy boarding school after the death of his father, he discovers a rare edible substance t...
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Habitat Press @habitatpress.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
“It was important to me to create a dystopian setting that wasn’t gloomy and where good choices have been made! So, although it is a story of exploitation, deception and corruption, I’ve also packed as much hope into it as I can.” Laura Baggaley #HabitatPress #GreenStories #YAFiction #Dystopian
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Denise Baden @dabaden.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
I had a great chat with @julespretty.bsky.social on the power of positive stories to spark sustainability transformations in his podcast. Heat Camera Action. #ClimateStorytelling #AJigsawToSaveTheWorld @habitatpress.bsky.social
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Heat! Camera! Action!
The planet’s losing. We’re in a hole. Climate, nature and social inequality crises. Story with a swerve gets us out. It’s the shape of all our lives. Up-down, down-up. And this shape of slantwise...
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Green Stories @greenstories.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
This interview with @ranandatheinkrat.bsky.social talks about the challenges in editing the wonderful anthology of green epiphanies 'The Last Plastic Fork', her favourite authors and why #climate #storytelling is so important habitatpress.com/interview-wi... @habitatpress.bsky.social
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Interview with Editor Rananda Rich - Habitat Press
Rananda Rich is the editor of The Last Plastic Fork and Other Green Epiphanies, an anthology of green flash fiction arising from the Green Stories Project 2025 writing competition.
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Green Stories @greenstories.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
This interview with @ranandatheinkrat.bsky.social talks about the challenges in editing the wonderful anthology of green epiphanies 'The Last Plastic Fork', her favourite authors and why #climate #storytelling is so important habitatpress.com/interview-wi... @habitatpress.bsky.social
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Interview with Editor Rananda Rich - Habitat Press
Rananda Rich is the editor of The Last Plastic Fork and Other Green Epiphanies, an anthology of green flash fiction arising from the Green Stories Project 2025 writing competition.
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Denise Baden @dabaden.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
I enjoyed my chat with @julespretty.bsky.social on the Heat Camera Action podcast. We talked about the #AJigsawToSaveTheWorld project and the power of positive stories to spark sustainability transformations. www.buzzsprout.com/2608197/epis...
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14 Denise Baden on the power of positive stories to spark sustainability transformations - Heat! Camera! Action!
In our online chat in her Southampton studio, we hear from activist, author and creator Denise Baden about the power of positive story. She is Professor of Sustainable Business, and came to realise th...
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Habitat Press @habitatpress.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Laura is an award-winning YA author. Her dystopian thriller, Nourish, was published in July 2026. Her YA eco-romance, Dirt, was published in 2025. Read about her writing process in our author interview series! habitatpress.com/interview-wi... #HabitatPress #GreenStories #YAFiction #Dystopian
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Interview with Author Laura Baggaley about Nourish - Habitat Press
Nourish, by Laura Baggaley, is a gripping eco-conscious thriller for young adults and the young at heart. Read her interview here.
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Green Stories @greenstories.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Our democracies are ill-equipped to think long-term as #climate come second to more immediate concerns, putting our future at risk. This edition of #AJigsawToSaveTheWorld asks if a #FutureGenerations Minister is the answer. @parentsforfuture.de @fridaysforfuture.bsky.social @owgf.bsky.social
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Edition 14. A Ministry for Future Generations
#AJigsawToSaveTheWorld Sustainability is defined as the ability to be maintained at a certain rate or level. In the context of humanity, that means the ability to continue to survive in a state of rea...
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Denise Baden @dabaden.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
#AndyBurnham says he'll think long-term - the test will be his policy on drilling in the #NorthSea. edition 14 of #AJigsawToSaveTheWorld asks if a #FutureGenerationsMinister is part of the answer to short termism in politics. www.linkedin.com/pulse/editio... @greensolitaire.bsky.social
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Edition 14. A Ministry for Future Generations
#AJigsawToSaveTheWorld Sustainability is defined as the ability to be maintained at a certain rate or level. In the context of humanity, that means the ability to continue to survive in a state of rea...
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Green Stories @greenstories.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Our democracies are ill-equipped to think long-term as #climate come second to more immediate concerns, putting our future at risk. This edition of #AJigsawToSaveTheWorld asks if a #FutureGenerations Minister is the answer. @parentsforfuture.de @fridaysforfuture.bsky.social @owgf.bsky.social
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Edition 14. A Ministry for Future Generations
#AJigsawToSaveTheWorld Sustainability is defined as the ability to be maintained at a certain rate or level. In the context of humanity, that means the ability to continue to survive in a state of rea...
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Habitat Press @habitatpress.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Our latest publication, Nourish, a gripping eco-conscious thriller by Laura Baggaley, is out next week! Get your ebook/paperback copies at reduced launch-week prices of just £1.77 / £7.99 – until 21st July only! #HabitatPress #GreenStories #YAFiction #Dystopian
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Denise Baden @dabaden.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Current representative democracies aren't set up to think long-term, so #sustainabilityand #climate come second to immediate concerns, risking our future at risk. #AJigsawToSaveTheWorld considers whether a #FutureGenerations Minister could be the answer. www.linkedin.com/pulse/editio...
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Edition 14. A Ministry for Future Generations
#AJigsawToSaveTheWorld Sustainability is defined as the ability to be maintained at a certain rate or level. In the context of humanity, that means the ability to continue to survive in a state of rea...
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