sarenaulibarri

sarenaulibarri, 4 months ago to solarpunk

I see Little Free Libraries all the time while I’m out surveying for the Public Art Census, but this is the first time I’ve seen a Seed Library! 🌱💚☀️

#solarpunk #LittleFreeLibrary #SeedLibrary #PublicArtCensus #PublicArt

sarenaulibarri, 9 months ago to solarpunk

"The greatest enemy of good climate fiction is the depression of climate science; too much 'doom-and-gloom' will make readers apathetic and bring about the same dark future you are trying to prevent... there has been a rise in creative work to counter the darker tones of dystopian literature. It’s called Solarpunk: a version of cli-fi with better, fairer societies using the disruption of climate change to create positive outcomes."

#solarpunk #ClimateFiction #BookRiot

https://bookriot.com/how-accurate-is-climate-fiction/

sarenaulibarri, 7 months ago to random

Shadows during today’s #AnnularEclipse in Albuquerque

#SolarEclipse #EclipseShadows #Eclipse2023

A wood floor with a line of a dozen crescents of light
A rock and grass. The shadows cast on the rock are almost a spiral of crescents.

sarenaulibarri, 24 days ago to solarpunk

‘Turning point in energy history’ as solar, wind start pushing fossil fuels off the grid

Fossil fuel growth has stalled while wind and solar are growing.

#solarpunk #ClimateHope #ClimateAction #RenewableEnergy

https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2024/05/turning-point-in-energy-history-as-solar-wind-start-pushing-fossil-fuels-off-the-grid/

sarenaulibarri, 8 months ago to solarpunk

I’m surprised and thrilled that my essay “Horror and Hope in Climate Fiction” has won this year’s #UtopiaAward for nonfiction! Thank you so much to everyone who voted for it! I owe a special debt to authors @dk_mok & @octaviacade, whose stories I analyzed in this essay, as well as Strange Horizons editor @jolantruchng.

I will NOT be giving thanks to the neighbor’s cat, though this would have been a very different essay without them.

#solarpunk #ClimateFiction

sarenaulibarri, 7 months ago to solarpunk

The folks at Solarpunk Magazine have launched a Kickstarter for their 2024 subscriptions, and you can get my novella STEEL TREE as part of the “ebook bag” reward tier! This is a great way to grab a bunch of amazing optimistic speculative fiction all at once.

Check it out and support them at https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/solarpunkmagazine/solarpunk-magazine-2024

#solarpunk #lunarpunk #ScienceFiction #SmallPress #SmallPressBooks #SolarpunkMagazine #AndroidPress #ebook #Kickstarter

sarenaulibarri, 7 months ago to random

The Ursula K LeGuin Prize for fiction has been announced, and it’s @StelliformPress author Rebecca Campbell for her novella ARBOREALITY! 🎉

“In her masterful and profoundly ethical stories, Campbell asks us what might be saved, what must be saved, and what it will take to do so.”

#ClimateFiction #UrsulaKLeguinAward #novella #NovellasForTheWin

https://www.ursulakleguin.com/prize23

sarenaulibarri, 1 month ago to solarpunk

Just putting it out there that if you loved my #solarpunk novella ANOTHER LIFE, you could nominate it for the Ursula K Le Guin Prize for Fiction. Last year's winner was a @StelliformPress book!

Nominated books should:
"Reflect the concepts and ideas that were central to Ursula’s own work, including but not limited to: hope, equity, and freedom; non-violence and alternatives to conflict; and a holistic view of humanity’s place in the natural world.

https://www.ursulakleguin.com/prize-nomination-form

sarenaulibarri, 4 months ago to solarpunk

SOLARPUNK CREATURES is out today! This anthology showcases more-than-human voices from authors and artists imagining better futures.

The editorial team spans 4 different continents, & the creators hail from 11 different countries.

#solarpunk #ClimateFiction #ShortStories #SmallPress #NewBooks

https://www.worldweaverpress.com/store/p186/Solarpunk_Creatures.html

sarenaulibarri, 3 months ago to solarpunk

Author @BrightFlame talks about the setting of her SOLARPUNK CREATURES story "Thank Geo"

"Everyone is considered kin in the Threads since mutualism and interconnection across the Web of Life are foundational. While I picture the Threads in the far Northeast of Turtle Island, they could be anywhere. I’ve written more than a dozen stories set in the Threads, each exploring different timeframes and different problems and aspects of community."

#solarpunk #ClimateFiction

https://www.worldweaverpress.com/blog/writing-the-future-i-long-for

sarenaulibarri, 15 days ago to solarpunk

Happy one-year birthday to ANOTHER LIFE, my #solarpunk novella about reincarnation! @StelliformPress brought this to life one year ago today. Many thanks to everyone who has bought, read, or reviewed it!

A Spanish translation is coming soon from Crononauta, and a Catalan translation from SF Fábula. 🥳

#ScienceFiction #ClimateFiction #novella #bookiversary #BookBirthday #NewBooks

https://www.stelliform.press/index.php/product/another-life-by-sarena-ulibarri/

sarenaulibarri, 9 months ago to solarpunk

An essay I wrote about solarpunk and reincarnation is now up at the Solarpunk Station blog!

And be sure to check out the other posts in the "Solarpunk Spirituality" series, if the intersection of those two is something that interests you. Everyone who's written a blog for this series has a little different take on it!

#solarpunk #lunarpunk

https://solarpunkstation.com/2023/08/03/the-single-use-soul/

sarenaulibarri, 8 months ago to solarpunk

How it started / How it’s going

The same field at the rewilding project I volunteer at, 6 months apart. I wish I had a picture from a year ago when it was nothing but invasive Johnson grass & tumbleweeds! Still a lot of work to do, but after sheet mulching, weeding, & planting, it’s coming alive.

#rewilding #solarpunk #bloomscrolling

A field with rich soil, dotted with grasses. Further back, hundreds of sunflowers below green trees. Still a few tumbleweeds, but many fewer than the first photo.

sarenaulibarri, 27 days ago to solarpunk

Six weeks left to submit your story to IMAGINE 2200!

Climate fiction needs your voice. Grist’s Imagine 2200 climate fiction contest celebrates diverse visions of a hopeful climate future, and it’s open for submissions right now until June 24, 2024!

Grand prize: $3000
2nd place: $2000
3rd place: $1000
9 runners up: $300

#Imagine2200 #Grist #ClimateFiction #CliFi #solarpunk #lunarpunk #tidalpunk #hopepunk #ClimateStorytelling #EcoFiction #EcoLit

Full guidelines at: https://grist.org/climate-fiction/imagine-2200-contest-submissions/

sarenaulibarri, 1 year ago to random

Reminder that Imagine 2200 closes for submissions in one week! (June 13th)

Seeking stories 3000 to 5000 words. No entry fee!

#solarpunk #lunarpunk #hopepunk #ecopunk #ecofiction #climatefiction #clifi #climatestories #climatehope #callforsubs #callforsubmissions #writingprompt #writingcontest #shortstorywriter #shortstory

https://grist.submittable.com/submit

sarenaulibarri, 4 months ago to solarpunk

Another sneak peek from the SOLARPUNK CREATURES anthology! Author Jerri Jerreat shares an excerpt from “The Wetlands vs The Mayor”.

#solarpunk #ClimateFiction #CliFi #CliFiBooks #EcoFiction #BetterFutures #NewBooks #ShortStories #MoreThanHuman

https://youtu.be/2XunVuVVRGM?si=S1rd4Yed4-FqIZ7l

sarenaulibarri, 4 months ago to solarpunk

“This year’s collection of stories features a diverse range of characters and perspectives, from beekeepers and cooks to families and communities. But they all share a common thread: a belief in the power of hope to overcome even the most daunting challenges.”

Tory Stephens on The power of climate fiction and the ethos of Imagine 2200

#Imagine2200 #ClimateFiction #Ecofiction #EcoStories #solarpunk

https://grist.org/climate-fiction/the-power-of-climate-fiction-and-the-ethos-of-imagine-2200/

sarenaulibarri, 4 months ago to solarpunk

SOLARPUNK CREATURES comes out next week! Here’s a sneak peak of author @gibbondemon reading an excerpt from his story “The Business of Bees”

#solarpunk #ClimateFiction #hopepunk #ShortStory #AuthorReading

https://youtu.be/l3c0Ji_ezU8?si=lU3dZLXC_M-taXKl

sarenaulibarri, 3 months ago to solarpunk

The amazing LeVar Burton chose a story from SOLARPUNK CREATURES to read on his podcast!

Check out "Quarropts Can't Dance" by Rodrigo Culagovski ( @culagovski ) in this week's episode

#solarpunk #ScienceFiction #Multispecies #MoreThanHuman #SciFiStories #PodcastFiction #LeVarBurton #LeVarBurtonReads

https://link.chtbl.com/BTspjhoC

sarenaulibarri, 4 months ago to solarpunk

Both STEEL TREE and SOLARPUNK CREATURES got nice reviews from Long and Short Reviews, and now they’re both up for their “Book of the Month” poll. If anyone wants to help me out and give either one a click, the poll is here! 😁 📚 🥳 ☀️

#solarpunk #ScienceFiction #SciFiBooks #BookReview #ReaderPoll

https://www.longandshortreviews.com/uncategorized/book-of-the-month-poll-which-book-do-you-think-is-best-based-on-the-review-5-2/

sarenaulibarri, 5 months ago to animals

This is the face of a pup who’s not going to let some arbitrary calendar date change the way she lives her best pup life. (But she has suggested that I make a #NewYearsResolution for more scritches and more walks)

#MonDog #DogsOfMastodon #corgi #NewYear2024 #HappyNewYear

sarenaulibarri, 1 month ago to animals

The pup’s To-Do List today is far superior to mine.

Nap? Check. That’s it. List complete.

Reward for accomplishing this task? More naps.

#MonDog #DogsOfMastodon #DailyDoggo #corgi

sarenaulibarri, 5 months ago to solarpunk

Want an early review copy of SOLARPUNK CREATURES? It's still available on NetGalley for the next couple of weeks!

#solarpunk #anthology #ShortStories #AdvanceReviewCopy #ARC #BookReviewer #ScienceFiction #Multispecies #ClimateFiction

https://www.netgalley.com/catalog/book/306102

sarenaulibarri, 20 days ago to animals

Sometimes “touch grass” really is the best advice for having a better day.

#MonDog #DogsOfMastodon #DailyDoggo #corgi

sarenaulibarri, 4 months ago to solarpunk

Happy Book Birthday to SOLARPUNK CREATURES! This anthology showcases more-than-human voices in better futures, from international authors and artists.

Featuring stories by @rimibchatterjee
@abekonge
@ana
@culagovski
@AEMarling
@BrightFlame
@gibbondemon
@nroshak

Special thanks to @focx for making this anthology happen!

https://www.worldweaverpress.com/blog/out-now-solarpunk-creatures

#solarpunk #lunarpunk #ClimateFiction #SolarpunkCreatures #CliFiBooks #MoreThanHuman #BetterFutures #ScienceFiction #SciFiBooks #NewRelease #NewBooks