The Future of Story – Global Creators Survey (IDWF26)

We’re looking for your help to understand how writers and creatives around the world see the future of story.

Your responses to this short survey will help shape opinions and allow us to understand how we can enhance our creativity in the age of AI.

Results will be shared anonymously, unless you wish your name to be attached to your responses.

Your contact details will never be shared.

Everyone who responds will receive access to the final anonymised report detailing predictions for the future of storytelling with suggestions for human creativity.
I create stories professionally (published, produced, commissioned)I create stories independently or as a serious hobbyI use storytelling in business, marketing, or educationI’m actively developing my storytelling practiceI don’t create stories yet, but I care deeply about themOther
Fiction (novels, short stories)Non-fiction (memoir, essays, journalism)PoetryScreenwriting (film / TV)Theatre / performanceGames / interactive storytellingAudio storytelling (podcasts, audio drama)Video / social storytelling (YouTube, TikTok, reels)Transmedia / mixed-media storytellingBrand or corporate storytellingOther
3 Complete this sentence: “Stories matters to me because…”
4 Looking 6 months-2 years ahead, what changes in storytelling feel most immediate or unavoidable to you?
You may wish to consider AI, video, audio, platforms, or workflows. What excites you? What worries you? What will still need humans?
5 Looking 2–10 years ahead, how do you think storytelling itself will change?
Think about formats, creative roles, who gets to tell stories, and how stories are discovered or shared.
6 Looking 10–50 years ahead, what do you believe the role of story will be in human life?
Think beyond the immediate — memory, identity, empathy, power, meaning, survival.
7 Which tools, technologies, or practices genuinely help you think better or create more freely?
Digital or analogue. Please list up to five.
8 If one creative limitation disappeared tomorrow, what would you most want help with?
(This could relate to tools, time, collaboration, confidence, discovery, or something else entirely.)
9 Your details (optional but encouraged)
9a Name
9b Email address
We may contact you with festival updates or to feature selected responses. Your contact details will never be shared publicly without your permission.
Optional final question (strongly recommended)
Yes — anonymouslyYes — with my namePlease contact me firstNo
This survey is part of the preparations for the International Dublin Writers' Festival 2026 which will take place between August 14th-16th, 2026 in Dublin, Ireland.

Your replies will help us to understand the most common themes that people see now in the evolution of story.

Any questions, email admin@booksgosocial.com.
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9 Your details (optional but encouraged)

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