Weekly Challenge: Utopian Dystopia

Hello, dear community! I bring to you, your weekly challenge.

The idea sprang forth when I was walking through this store and realized all the promoted books involved dystopias. I used to be a big fan of dystopian novels but as I read more and got older I found a lot of the stories felt repetitive. Focused on young/teen girls. Includes a typical love interest or love triangle. Despite all odds this random teen saves the day from evil government that somehow stayed in power this long.

Not all are like that but the ones I’ve read thus far have held to that general structure. So I decided to challenge you guys to make dystopias.

For Writers

Write an excerpt in the daily life of your dystopia. Is it a dystopia thinly veiled as a Utopia? Do the citizens know it’s a dystopia? Do the people feel happy or feel anything at all?

Or write up a sort of “character sheet” for this place. Tell us about the government, the social structure and social roles, what makes it a dystopia, how it came to be (if it’s a future of modern society), etc, etc.

For Readers

Have you found any books that break or are far from the structure example I gave before? Tell us about it! Was it good or bad? Do you like the typical structures and plots for dystopians more?

I can’t wait to see what you produce! Use #MyUtopianDystopia in your posts so we can see it!

All Art belongs to Simon Stålenhag