The Climate Question
The Climate Question
What makes a good climate novel?
May 18, 2025
23 minutes
Available for over a year
A new climate fiction prize has been launched in the UK, with the aim of spreading awareness about climate change and its solutions. But is that a realistic hope? And how should novelists be writing about climate change anyway?
Graihagh Jackson talks to the Nigerian winner of the Climate Fiction Prize, Abi Daré , and the chair of judges, Madeleine Bunting.
Presenter: Graihagh Jackson
Producer: Di Richardson
Sound mix: Hannah Montgomery and Tom Brignell
Editor: Simon Watts
The Climate Fiction Prize is supported by Climate Spring.
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