The Climate Fiction Prize is a literary award for

climate fiction Climate fiction (sometimes shortened as cli-fi) is literature that deals with climate change.Glass, Rodge (31 May 2013).Global Warning: The Rise of 'Cli-fi' retrieved 3 March 2016 Generally speculative in nature but scientifically-grounded, wor ...

, launched in June 2024 at the

Hay Festival The Hay Festival of Literature & Arts, better known as the Hay Festival ( cy, Gŵyl Y Gelli), is an annual literature festival held in Hay-on-Wye, Powys, Wales, for 10 days from May to June. Devised by Norman, Rhoda and Peter Florence in 1988, ...

in Wales. The prize "will aim to showcase novels that engage with themes concerning the climate crisis". The prize, of , is supported by Climate Spring, whose mission statement describes it as "a global organisation with the aim to harness the storytelling power of film and TV to shift how society perceives and responds to the climate crisis". The judges in the first year are writers

Madeleine Bunting Madeleine Clare J. Bunting (born March 1964) is an English writer. She was formerly an associate editor and columnist at ''The Guardian'' newspaper. She has written five works of non-fiction and two novels (''Ceremony of Innocence'' will be publi ...

(chair of the judges) and

Nicola Chester Nicola Chester is a British nature writer. She is a regular columnist in ''The Guardian'' and in the RSPB's magazine, and has written a memoir ''On Gallows Down''. Early life and education Chester is from a working-class family: her father was ...

, whose ''On Gallows Down'' was shortlisted for 2022

Wainwright Prize The Wainwright Prize is a literary prize awarded annually for the best work of general outdoors, nature and UK-based travel writing. In 2020 it was split into the Wainwright Prize for UK nature writing and the Wainwright Prize for writing on globa ...

; Andy Fryers, Global Sustainability Director of the Hay Festival;

David Lindo David Lindo is a British birdwatcher and author. Also known as the Urban Birder, he is a regular contributor to Bird Watching magazine and has written a number of books including ''The Urban Birder'', published in 2011 and ''How to be an Urba ...

, known as the Urban Birder; and author and climate activist Tori Tsui. In the inaugural year of the award, titles were to be submitted from 3 June to 1 July 2024; the longlist was announced on 20 November 2024, the shortlist was announced in March 2025, and the winner will be announced on 14 May 2025.

Winners and shortlisted and longlisted titles

References

External links

*{{official website, https://climatefictionprize.co.uk/ Awards established in 2024 British fiction awards Fiction about climate change Novel awards