People across Scotland have the opportunity to participate in new research by the University of Glasgow into what people in Scotland think and feel about the changing climate and whether this has an impact on their mental health or emotional wellbeing, through creative writing.

The research specifically looks at how people think about and relate emotionally to climate change, and if whether more creative responses (such as creative writing) offer different kinds of insights to previous research using methods like surveys or questionnaires.

Stories can be up to 1,000 words of fiction or non-fiction, and can be submitted by anyone aged 18 years old and over currently living in Scotland. People do not need to have previous writing experience or have any expertise in climate change, just an interest in sharing their perspective through creative writing.

The intention is to collect some of these stories into an anthology to be shared (along with the research findings) to help climate organisations better understand how people in Scotland think and feel about the changing climate.

The deadline for submissions is Saturday 28 February 2026.

For further information, including how to submit your story, please visit the Scotland’s Climate Stories website (linked for your convenience).

Alternatively, contact the lead researcher, Rhiannon Bull, by email: r.bull.1@research.gla.ac.uk