EPISODE · May 19, 2025 · 22 MIN
What makes a good climate novel?
from The Climate Question · host BBC World Service
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 WattsThe Climate Fiction Prize is supported by Climate Spring.If you have a question, email us at [email protected] or leave a WhatsApp message at + 44 8000 321 721
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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 WattsThe Climate Fiction Prize is supported by Climate Spring.If you have a question, email us at [email protected] or leave a WhatsApp message at + 44 8000 321 721
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