Research project

Green Stories Project

Project overview

A project that encourages writers to embed climate solutions into their stories, or write stories that showcase what a sustainable society might look like. Green Stories has run 20 free writing competitions with prizes since its inception in 2018, sponsored by a number of organisations - see https://www.greenstories.org.uk/aboutus/. This has resulted in several publications – see https://habitatpress.com.

Green Stories has also worked with Bafta, Rubber Republic and Albert on a project #ClimateCharacters which explores the impact of fictional characters on behaviour, see https://www.greenstories.org.uk/climatecharacters/

An associated 'theatre-as-education' project part-funded by The British Academy has resulted in an interactive play 'Murder in the Citizens' Jury' set in a citizens' assembly on climate.

Staff

Lead researchers

Professor Denise Baden

Personal Chair

Research interests

  • Storytelling and climate
  • Sustainable hairdressing
  • Climate Communication
Connect with Denise

Research outputs

Ruby Campbell, Diana Collett, Jackie Arnold, Denise Baden, David Bennett, Wassim Dbouk, Jenny Wardle, Katarzyna Schubert-Panecka, Natalie Nickells, Volker Molthan, Lina Lo & Michael Cavanagh, 2024
Type: book
Denise Baden, 2024, The Conversation
Type: article
Denise Baden, 2024
Type: website