Introducing the First Five Future Now Writers

We’ve selected five diverse & talented authors who will be the first to craft original stories within the Future Now Universe using the Source Scifi Framework. They include;

• The Girl Who Fell to Earth by Miranda Newman

• Shattered Coast by Ian Daffern

• Spawning Titans by Michelle Gabata

• The Dinner Party by Maziar Ghaderi

• Virt Awakening by Maggie Sulc

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ABOUT THE FIRST FIVE STORIES

The Unravelling

Each of these stories will focus on a character who plays an important role in combating the Unravelling — a so-called apoplectic event that will lead to the total destruction of society if not stopped. Though each of these stories tells a self-contained tale, all five characters are interconnected with ramifications that will affect all of humanity.

The Keys

Future Now’s overarching narrative is centered around people who have been gifted with a magical-like ability to intuitively control technology. People who can seemingly halt a charging tank with the flick of their wrist. Or who can walk through the Mirror undetected (The Invisible Man). Or who can shut down a country’s entire power grid in a fit of rage. And as the Keys come together their powers intensify while becoming harder to control. 

At least one of the protagonists featured in the first five stories is a Key and as a result, will play an outsized role in the world of Future Now. Who that is and whether they will use their power for good or evil is a mystery.

The Realms

These five characters are geographically isolated from one another and represent a cross-section of human culture in the year 2084. Over time their paths will cross as their stories intertwine;

• Azadeh was born in the slums but aspires to climb the ranks of Dy’ell Corporation as a robotics engineer. 

• Princess Mirela came of age in the Venusian Colony as it transitioned from a planet-wide prison to a monarchy. She’s currently travelling to Earth where she will be immersed in its diverse culture.

• Sinder was born in the Cove, a resilient community surviving in the flooded remains of Boston, Massachusetts. Through her story, we are introduced to the new territories that formed after the 2nd American Civil War, The Great Lakes Super Cluster, The Arklands, The New Confederacy. and more.. 

• Asher lives in Sector 236, a top-secret facility on the Moon run by Progres Corp which takes advantage of the lax regulations in the Colonies to conduct their most advanced experiments.    

• Ava runs a successful mining operation in the asteroid belt that supplies the solar system with the minerals it needs to build humanity’s future amongst the stars.

THE FIVE STORIES

The Girl Who Fell to Earth by Miranda Newman

A young woman travels to Earth to save her people. The Venusian Colony will soon grow too big to support itself, and a strategic marriage between Princess Mirela and Wang Hao, the son of Off-Earth mining titans would bring much-needed financial support. But there is more to this marriage than she’s been told, and powerful groups that want to use her for their own purposes. 

Learn more on the Girl Who Fell To Earth page

Miranda Newman is a writer and editor based out of Toronto. Her work has appeared in The Literary Review of Canada, Broadview Magazine, The Walrus, and the Montreal Gazette, as well as co-editing and writing her own independent publications.

Shattered Coast by Ian Daffern

Sinder, a brilliant fifteen-year-old girl living in The Cove - the flooded remains of Boston - uses her skills to find a lost cargo that could help her seek vengeance on the Salvage Queen, the woman who killed her mother.

Learn more on the Shattered Coast page.

Ian Daffern is an interactive producer and filmmaker based in Toronto who uses creative narrative to explore the passions behind science, history and the arts. His online work include How Ink is Made, a short documentary about the craft of inkmaking was viewed by 2.5 million people online, garnered critical attention, and was cited by Stephen Colbert as “his favourite YouTube video of all time”.

Spawning Titans by Michelle Gabata

Rob and Helena live with their genetically engineered child Asher in the most exclusive new colony on the Moon. Not everything is perfect as it seems as Rob begins to suspect that something is deeply wrong with his biologically enhanced progeny.

Learn more on the Spawning Titans page.

Michelle Gabata is a writer and medical professional originally from the Philippines currently located in New Brunswick. Equipped with an M.D. and a vibrant imagination, Michelle uses her medical knowledge to inform her creative fiction.

The Dinner Party by Maziar Ghaderi

Azadeh, a young, talented nanotechnologist for the Dy’ell Corporation, gets an invite to a glamorous dinner party hosted by the company’s CEO, the mysterious Bit-Simone. She soon discovers there may be something else in store for her at this party and may come to regret her decision to accept the invitation.

Learn more on The Dinner Party page.

Maziar Ghaderi is a writer, filmmaker, and media producer who has a long track record of successful and innovative arts projects. His work has taken him across the world to theatres and art galleries and he brings this global perspective to his fiction work.

Virt Awakening by Maggie Sulc

Ava loves being a virt miner and is her company's best employee. She is desperately close to breaking a corporate milestone, but just before she can reach it, space pirates attack… and she suddenly wakes up from her induced coma. As she begins to look at the facility around her, she discovers that things aren't so rosy on the outside.

Learn more on the Virt Awakening page.

Maggie Sulc is a scriptwriter, dramaturg, and marketing manager originally from Texas and currently living in Canada. She has over a decade of experience in the theatre world and specializes in audio drama, including producing the audio-fiction podcast The Familiar. In all of her works, she prioritizes a sense of collaboration and play with the audience.

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