Phoenix Climate: Fact & Fiction

As part of Heritage Square’s theme for 2023-2024, the History of Science Fiction, this series of three interactive workshops will engage participants in the intersection of Phoenix history, speculative fiction, and climate impacts and solutions.

• • Crafting Climate Narratives: A Dive into Climate Fiction Writing – Lead by local author, Tam Chronin, get an introduction to writing in the Climate Fiction genre, learning how to weave the human experience into character development, the craft of world-building as it relates to our potential climate-impacted future.
  • Unveiling Phoenix’s Environmental Tapestry through Time – Did you know climate is one of Arizona’s 5 C’s? Learn more about Phoenix climate history, focusing on how its inhabitants, from the Ancestral Sonoran Desert People to today’s diverse communities, have interacted with the local environment.
  • Navigating Climate Realities: Phoenix’s Path to Resilience – Dive into climate impacts specific to our area, what solutions are currently being developed, and what directions our future could go depending on the choices we make today individually and as a society. “But it’s a DRY heat!”

Pricing*

• • Regular Admission: $85
  • Heritage Square Member Admission: $75

*Includes:

• • All three workshops
  • One free entry to the call for short story submissions
  • Drinks and snacks
  • Saturday Happy Hour

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Workshop Leaders

Crafting Climate Narratives: A Dive into Climate Fiction Writing

Tam Chronin is a figment of the imagination, which is probably how she manages to track down her characters and convince them to tell their stories. She has self-published seven books, has a few short stories available free on her website, and has been a storyteller since before she could read. Tam lives in Phoenix, Arizona, with her family and a variety of pets, including a vicious attack tortoise who guards the backyard.

Unveiling Phoenix’s Environmental Tapestry through Time, and Navigating Climate Realities: Phoenix’s Path to Resilience

Kari Carlisle is the Executive Director for Heritage Square Foundation and has more experience in museum and program management than she’s willing to admit. Her background includes a Master’s degree in Anthropology with a focus on the archeology of the American Southwest, making her well-versed in the region’s environmental history. Kari’s engaging approach brings to life the stories of how communities, past and present, have navigated the unique climate of the Sonoran Desert.

Call for Short Story Submissions

Coming soon!