What can rioting clones, irrepressible cloud entities, new rituals, prison ruins, and tiny telepathic beasties teach us about the end of prisons? Abolition Science Fiction is a collection of short stories written by activists and scholars involved in prison abolition and transformative justice in the UK.
These stories are not all explicitly about prison abolition, but all of them explore the underlying question of how we can live well together, tackling complex topics like violence, revenge, care, and community. As such they can help us imagine a future without exclusion and punishment.
Alongside the stories are discussions from the workshops where we wrote and shared the stories, and creative writing exercises and discussion prompts, included to help readers explore ideas about abolition and transformative justice in creative ways. This book is for both those curious about abolition and seasoned activists who want to explore abolition through creative writing.
What can rioting clones, irrepressible cloud entities, new rituals, prison ruins, and tiny telepathic beasties teach us about the end of prisons? Abolition Science Fiction is a collection of short stories written by activists and scholars involved in prison abolition and transformative justice in the UK.
These stories are not all explicitly about prison abolition, but all of them explore the underlying question of how we can live well together, tackling complex topics like violence, revenge, care, and community. As such they can help us imagine a future without exclusion and punishment.
Alongside the stories are discussions from the workshops where we wrote and shared the stories, and creative writing exercises and discussion prompts, included to help readers explore ideas about abolition and transformative justice in creative ways. This book is for both those curious about abolition and seasoned activists who want to explore abolition through creative writing.