Owen Biesel<p>I'm looking at the Ursula K. Le Guin prize for fiction nominating form (<a href="https://www.ursulakleguin.com/prize-nomination-form" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">ursulakleguin.com/prize-nomina</span><span class="invisible">tion-form</span></a>) and this description sounds pretty <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/SolarPunk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SolarPunk</span></a> :</p><p>"The Prize will be given to a writer whose work reflects 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."</p><p>Let's list some solarpunk novels here and nominate them all! (Feel free to plug your own work if it fits!)</p><p>Nomination requirements:<br>- A book-length work of imaginative fiction written by a single author.<br>- Published in the U.S. in English or in translation to English. <br>- First published in the U.S. between April 1, 2024, and December 31, 2024.<br>- Available for purchase in the U.S. via multiple retail channels.</p><p><a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/hopepunk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hopepunk</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/literature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>literature</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/LeGuinUrsulaK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LeGuinUrsulaK</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/ursula_k_le_guin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ursula_k_le_guin</span></a> <a href="https://mathstodon.xyz/tags/prize" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>prize</span></a></p>