“XPRIZE teamed up with Japan’s largest airline, All Nippon Airways (ANA), to present Seat 14C. The goal of the project is to bring together some of the best minds in science fiction to peer into the world of tomorrow. Writers are tasked with using a story prompt to create an original tale told from the perspective of a passenger aboard Flight #008, which lands 20 years in the future.
A notable science fiction writer’s tale will occupy each of the fictional plane’s seats, and some of the most well-known names participating in the experience are Margaret Atwood, author of The Handmaiden’s Tale (now an acclaimed series on Hulu); Charles Yu, a writer on HBO’s Westworld; and a diverse host of other writers, many of whom are recipients of the prestigious Hugo Award…”
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