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Why a new literary prize for climate fiction will make a difference

The new Climate Fiction prize aims to reward the best novels about climate change, because books can shift the narrative on global warming, says Tori Tsui

By Tori Tsui

15 May 2024

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When was the last time you read a novel that was as realistic about the climate crisis as it was inspiring?

This sort of fiction is precious, especially in a world already characterised by seemingly endless chaos and disaster, and filled with doomsday-esque rhetoric and projections for the future. I have even fallen prey to these tropes in my own writing, which I know can be a disservice to what we need in times of change. Given this, as readers, we might believe that examples of measured climate fiction are few and far between and that the literary landscape only…

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