Introducing DX Futures, Sci-fi Short Stories About the Future of Society
Futures is a publication of illustrated sci-fi short stories written by designers, artists, entrepreneurs and futurists to explore the social impact of technology in our society.
Stories
An account of imaginary or real people and events told for readers to think about the future.
We strive to curate stories around the lives of fictional characters and how they exist in a future with exponential technologies. Each story is written to focus on the human impact of a future with exponential technology by entrepreneurs, designers, artists, musicians, futurists and other creatives. These stories explore specific technologies that will play a defining role in our future — VR/AR, autonomous vehicles, artificial intelligence, drones and robotics, synthetic biology, nano technology, 3D printing, gene editing and more.
Why
DX Labs, as a design and technology studio, passionately believes in the role technology plays for the future of our species. We see it as a powerful tool in shaping our society in both positive and negative ways. We created dxFutures as a way to tap into the imagination of creative leaders in various technology spaces to peer into these futures for deeper conversations about them. We want writers to explore what are the success criteria for the technologies we create and its impact.
It is our hope and belief that these stories can generate deep and thoughtful questions and dialogue that helps us explore the ideal uses of technologies and start to think about avoiding its pitfalls. dxFutures curate stories that are meant to inspire, provoke and engage readers.
Immersive Experiences
We create immersive gatherings in collaboration with authors that is based on some aspects of our stories. This allows us to create spaces for more meaningful conversations to take place around the topics our stories explore.
Our requirements
- A 20 minute read. That’s about 3000 — 5000 words.
- A plot or storyline with characters.
- A 3 month exclusive to the story before it can be published elsewhere.
- Mention of DX Futures if published elsewhere.
- A Medium profile.
We…
- promote our stories on Facebook and Twitter.
- bring you and your work exposure as authors.
- illustrate them with the work of Matt Bell.
- and create immersive experiences from stories.
Our process
How to write for dxFutures
Writing for dxFutures is by invite-only.
However, if you are interested in writing for dxFutures, send us an e-mail to: damian@dxlabs.co with a link to your published stories, a pitch, or a draft. We’re happy to hear from you and about your ideas.
