Solarpunk Writing Prompts - An Introduction
Channel: James Tomasino
Date: 2022-10-31

What is Solarpunk and why should we care? Why would I want to write Solarpunk stories?

In this introduction video I talk briefly about what Solarpunk is and why it is important to create new stories with its unique optimistic framing. This video sets the stage for a series of videos with individual writing prompts, and grounds the writer firmly in the genre with guidelines to follow.

This series is being published first in real-time as a podcast. Video versions will follow. You can subscribe here - https://podcast.tomasino.org/@SolarpunkPrompts

Links mentioned in the video:

HOPE 2020: Technological Narratives - https://livestream.com/internetsociety3/hope2020/videos/209149752
Coindesk Solarpunk - https://www.coindesk.com/layer2/2022/09/20/what-are-solarpunk-and-lunarpunk-anyway/
Chobani Commercial - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-Ng5ZvrDm4
Story Hooks - https://alxd.org/22-solarpunk-communities-and-story-hooks.html

Art and Videos from:

Twicce Switzerland - https://www.pexels.com/video/autumn-trees-5700681/
Philippe WEICKMANN - https://www.pexels.com/video/wind-turbine-on-the-field-4733984/
Kelly - https://www.pexels.com/video/peaceful-forest-4441327/
Sandro Katalina - https://unsplash.com/@sandrokatalina
Mike Sangma - https://www.pexels.com/video/mother-and-son-working-in-the-fields-5674592/
Yan Krukov - https://www.pexels.com/video/mother-and-son-picking-up-red-bell-peppers-from-a-greenhouse-5479444/
Askar Abayev - https://www.pexels.com/video/joyful-family-toasting-drinks-on-family-gathering-5617275/
Mikhail Nilov - https://www.pexels.com/video/grandmother-reading-a-book-to-her-grandson-6970193/
Pressmaster - https://www.pexels.com/video/plexus-of-abstract-geometrical-lines-and-figures-3129576/
Joseph Eulo - https://www.pexels.com/video/young-woman-delivers-an-emotional-speech-at-a-protest-5286384/
Ikechi Ugwoeje - https://www.pexels.com/video/close-up-of-two-people-holding-hands-9653704/
Eno Eltora - https://www.pexels.com/video/drone-footage-of-windmills-6966990/
cottonbro - https://www.pexels.com/video/man-doing-podcast-6892731/

Music from:

float oat - how we found it - https://globalpattern.bandcamp.com/album/solarpunk-a-brighter-perspective