We're honored that Private Rites by Julia Armfield, published by HarperCollins Publishers UK's 4th Estate, was included in the inaugural longlist for the Climate Fiction Prize.
The Climate Fiction Prize’s first-ever longlist is here! 🤩 📚 We couldn’t be more delighted with the diversity of stories represented - from literary and historical fiction to science fiction and pacey plot-driven narratives. Nine novels, including Booker Prize-winner Orbital by Samantha Harvey, have been chosen by our expert panel of judges Madeleine Bunting, Tori Tsui, David Lindo, Nicola Chester and Andy Fryers. The globe-spanning, all-female longlist offers a unique collection of narratives, styles and genres, showcasing the stellar array of novels being written in the climate fiction space. The Climate Fiction Prize 2024 longlist: 🟢Private Rites by Julia Armfield (HarperCollins Publishers, 4th Estate) 🟢The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley (Sceptre, Hodder) 🟢And So I Roar by Abi Daré (Sceptre, Hodder) 🟢Briefly Very Beautiful by Roz Dineen (Bloomsbury Publishing Plc Circus) 🟢Orbital by Samantha Harvey (Jonathan Cape, Penguin Random House) 🟢The Morningside by Téa Obreht (W&N, Orion) 🟢Water Baby by Chioma Okereke (Quercus) 🟢The Mars House by Natasha Pulley (Gollancz, Orion) 🟢Praiseworthy by Alexis Wright (And Other Stories) Following its launch at the Hay Festival in June 2024, the Prize, supported by Climate Spring is worth £10,000 and will be awarded to a single winner at a ceremony in 2025. The shortlist will be announced on Wednesday 19th March. Read more about the books and authors: https://lnkd.in/gzRp_4iX #ClimateFiction #Book #BookPrize #Literature #LiteraryAward #Award #ClimateStorytelling #ClimateChange #ClimateEmergency #Storytelling #Writers #Writing #CreativesForClimate