2026 Results
WINNERS
Democratic Futures Prize Winner:
Public AI Prize Winner:
RUNNERS UP
Democratic Futures Prize Runners Up:
“The Last Developer of Venice Beach” by Colby Devitt
“Heal the Game” by Benjamin Rosenbaum (link coming soon).
“Heal the Game” by Benjamin Rosenbaum (link coming soon).
Public AI Prize Runner Up:
Read all the winning and runners up stories on Metagov’s blog.
Watch the recording of our Online Winners Showcase event for excerpt readings and conversations with judges.
"The Protopian Fiction Prize 2026: How Do Future Thinkers Imagine Change For the Better?”
(Analysis Report)
(Analysis Report)
PRESS RELEASE