Hi Friends,
Happy Fall! We’re writing to update you on our exciting plans for 2027 and to share a whole stack of videos for your cozy fall viewing.
Thank you for reading and for being such an important part of our community!
Warmly,
Gwen & Julia
“What if the world got it right?” This inspiring thought experiment is making its way into mainstream writers’ rooms. In fact, we’re overjoyed to share that the idea of solutions-focused arts & entertainment is becoming a burgeoning movement!
Writers, game makers, podcasters, and even some major production companies have started asking how they can focus their art toward hopeful possibilities.
WBI has the chance to be at the heart of this growing movement — inspiring and informing thousands of solutions-focused stories — by completing and sharing our groundbreaking Wheel of Possibilities! So that’s exactly what we’re going to do in 2027; we’re going to carpe the heck out of this thrilling diem!
Never fear, WBI is still developing solutions-focused arts & entertainment. We look forward to launching our first commissioned Story Teams in 2028 with the Wheel of Possibilities as an integral part of their WBI Story Arc development process.
Thanks to many of you in the World Building Council, WBI has been introduced to an impressive array of content developers who are interested in our Story Arc — and the Wheel! When these creatives and developers learn about WBI, their first question is always, “Can you send me the Wheel of Possibilities?” We’ve been asked to share it at prestigious conferences, classes and writing groups, and have been directly queried by well-known writers and thought leaders. Now that our beta Story Arc projects are headed off to agents, it’s time to get the Wheel of Possibilities done and into the hands of story creators everywhere!
With the groundswell of solutions-focused arts and entertainment that the Wheel will inspire and inform — both at WBI and worldwide — we can supercharge progress toward the peaceful, equitable, regenerative world that’s absolutely within our reach!!
If you have questions or would like more details, we’re always delighted to hear from you. Reach out anytime at founders@wbistories.org and let us know your thoughts.
Grab your popcorn and comfy pants; it’s video time!
On May 1-3 of this year, we held our first festival of new works, “WBI Stories”. The weekend featured readings for 5 of the solutions-inspired projects we developed during our beta test. Now you can watch all 5 readings from the comfort of your own home. As you watch, send joyful thoughts of Thanks to our rockstar videographer and editor, Makoa Battson! Thank you Makoa!!
Dive in and enjoy! 
A dramedy screenplay by Mikee Loria, inspired by solutions for intergenerational trauma. Directed by Ely Sonny Orquiza, and performed by (in alphabetical order): Tasi Alabastro, Nicole Apostol Bruno, Jacqueline De Muro, Jed Parsario, Krystle Piamonte, Jomar Tagatac, and Michelle Talgarow.
A young-adult fantasy novel by Douglas Weissman, inspired by frontline solutions to climate change. Directed by Amy Kossow and performed by Lizzie Calogero.
A play by Susan McCully, inspired by solutions for climate change adaptation. Directed by Rebecca Novick, dramaturged by Ann-Marie Dittmann, and performed by (in alphabetical order): Cassidy Brown, Rebecca Pingree, Cathleen Riddley, Anna Marie Sharpe, Elissa Beth Stebbins, Pamela Walker, and Maryssa Wanlass.
A hybrid memoir, written and performed by Tom Swift, and inspired by solutions to financial illiteracy. Directed by Jon Tracy.
A romantic-dramedy TV/streaming pilot by Esther Banegas Gatica, inspired by solutions to immigration/xenophobia. Directed by Richard Perez, and performed by (in alphabetical order): Andre Amarotico, L Duarte, Leon Goertzen, Regina Morones, Brian Rivera, and Mary Ann Rodgers.
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