Awardees | Voices of Regeneration

The Voices of Regeneration call for creative entries dared participants to imagine a more just, equitable and inclusive world where nature and people thrive together as one. The call welcomed digital submissions of all practices – writing, art, video, design, sound – that imagined a journey towards a renewed, flourishing planet for all.

Unearthodox is thrilled to share the awarded entries from the Regenerative Futures Creative Call!

The Top Prize recipients are outstanding entries that scored highest against our assessment criteria (Thematic Insight, Storytelling and Overall Impact), as adjudicated by our expert jury.
The Spotlight Prizes highlight entries that moved the jurors but didn't necessarily receive the most points in the assessment matrix. Acknowledging the limitations and biases of any assessment matrix, the Spotlight Prize provides the opportunity to reward further entries of exceptional quality.
The Shortlist Prizes are given to entries that were the next highest scoring after the Top Prize entries, as adjudicated by our expert jury.

Top Prizes

Top prize

“This dream-story, isti diskursu renggu, this is not told in the first-person, but the fourth.”

Nus Nubu Sta Prendeh Sunyeskah / We are Learning How to Dreamfish Again

In this piece by Kevin Martens Wong, regeneration is explored through the collective voice of the Kristang community, narrated in a unique fourth-person perspective.

Kevin Martens Wong

Top prize

Tlalli • Conversations with Soil

In this piece, Azucena Sanchez uses soil chromatography and experimental poetry to highlight the intertwined relationship between urban gardeners and their land, focusing on their capacity for coexistence and mutual regeneration.

Azucena Sanchez

Top prize

Thank You, For Showing Me How To Live

In this piece, Annie Ersinghaus brings to life the complex relationship between man-made systems and nature’s cycles.

Annie Ersinghaus

Top prize

“We were missing forest for the trees when looking at the problem of the key species. It’s the ecosystems. Always have been.”

EarthDome

Penned by Iryna Dihtiarova-Deslypper, the story follows a temporal archaeologist and a regenerativist on their journey through Earth’s history, to avert the 6th mass extinction by harnessing AI-powered technology.

Iryna Dihtiarova-Deslypper

Spotlight Prizes

Spotlight prize

“There’s bountiful fruit to be had
It could be eaten alone
but that seems rather sad”

Bamboo Pots

For Joshua Milligan, regeneration means healing, and he explores it in this piece through thought-provoking questions using poetry as his medium of expression.

Joshua Milligan

Spotlight prize

A Memoir

Yashsavi Thakur’s creatively illustrated memorial stamp captures her childhood memories, highlighting the cyclical nature of life as the essence of regeneration.

Yashsavi Thakur

Shortlist Prizes

Shortlist prize

Atunbi(Rebirth)

This painting by Bukola Orioye captures the themes of regeneration and transformation through cultural symbolism.

Shortlist prize

“Practices that uphold oneness require us to look in the mirror, see what is not beautiful, and not turn away.”

Manifesto: ”Reclaiming Roots: A Latin American Manifesto for a Just Regenerative Transition”

In this piece, Fátima Delgado Medina narrates the journey of an Ecuadorian educator, emphasising centering inclusivity and social justice in regenerative and decolonial practices.

Fátima Delgado Medina

Shortlist prize

Untethered (Growing in Stone)

In this piece, Emily Joy explores nostalgia and transformation through altered imagery of Swiss mountains, suggesting fracturing and regenerative growth.

Shortlist prize

“We were greater than the sum of our parts. Together we were something truly remarkable.”

Introspections of an urban animal

In this personal essay, Samuel John reflects on his urban life in Bangalore and his firsthand experience of nature's healing power through the creation of a terrace garden that taught him about inclusivity and regeneration.

Shortlist prize

“Nature is part of our lives, we learn from it and embed our lives in natural and sustainable cycles.”

Lives well lived

This speculative fiction written by Sonia Fevre follows protagonist Ayana, exploring non-traditional leadership, feminine values, and her legacy of regenerative practices in urban ecosystems.

Shortlist prize

“Grief will break you open, if you let it in.”

Departure as an Arrival

This piece by Bristol Baughan is a speculative fiction that explores grief, community, and transformation through the lens of burnout, reshaping personal loss into shared resilience.

Bristol Baughan

Shortlist prize

You Are a Butterfly Until You Don’t Flap Your Wings

This composition by Letizia Artioli explores chaos theory and nudges the listeners to engage with the sonic landscape and reflect on their relationship with the environment and each other.

Letizia Artioli

Shortlist prize

nature cape

This hand-knitted scarf by Antonia Ablass features small plants such as chia, wheat, linen, clover, and psyllium. This piece comments on the modern lifestyle that distances us from nature.

Full List of prize winners

Kevin Martens Wong
Singaporean
Nus Nubu Sta Prendeh Sunyeskah / We Are Learning How To Dreamfish Again

Azucena Sanchez
Mexican
Tlalli • Conversations with Soil

Annie Ersinghaus
American
Thank You, For Showing Me How To Live

Iryna Dihtiarova-Deslypper
Ukrainian
EarthDome

Joshua Milligan
American
Bamboo Pots

Yashsavi Thakur
Indian
A Memoir

Bukola Orioye
Nigerian
Atunbi(Rebirth)

Fátima Delgado Medina
Ecuadorian
Manifesto: “Reclaiming Roots: A Latin American Manifesto for a Just Regenerative Transition”

Emily Joy
British
Untethered (Growing in Stone)

Samuel John
Indian
Introspections of an urban animal

Sonia Fevre
French
Lives well lived

Bristol Baughan
American
Departure as an Arrival

Letizia Artioli
Italian
You Are a Butterfly Until You Don’t Flap Your Wings

Antonia Ablass
German
nature cape

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