Open Call for 2024 Open Future Fellows

Overview
Open Future, an organization dedicated to advancing Digital Public Space and cultivating Digital Commons, has opened its 2024 fellowship to creatives for the first time. The fellowship is rooted in a commitment to questioning and shaping the internet's future, with a team of advocates, researchers, and community builders. This call seeks fiction writers whose work engages with the digital landscape, offering a rare intersection of literary practice and policy-oriented inquiry. The fellowship provides a platform for writers to contribute to Open Future's mission, though specific terms such as stipend, duration, and location are not detailed in the available information. What is clear is the organization's focus on digital public infrastructure and commons-based approaches—a framework that demands rigorous, imaginative engagement from its fellows. The selected writer will join a cohort of thinkers dedicated to reimagining the internet as a public good. While the fellowship does not specify a thematic prompt, the context implies a curatorial interest in narratives that explore technology, community, and power. This is not a traditional literary residency; it is an opportunity for fiction writers to bring narrative depth to urgent debates about digital rights and governance. The rolling deadline suggests an ongoing search for the right voice, one capable of bridging literary craft and critical inquiry.