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Surrendering Logic: On Using Magical Realism to Explore Climate Grief

Surrendering Logic: On Using Magical Realism to Explore Climate Grief

Emily Buchanan Rethinks Our Relationship with the Planet in Life and Art

By Emily Buchanan | July 18, 2025

Living—and Writing—in Fear of the Big One"> Earthquake Anxiety: <br

Earthquake Anxiety: <br

Living—and Writing—in Fear of the Big One">

Living—and Writing—in Fear of the Big One">Earthquake Anxiety:
Living—and Writing—in Fear of the Big One

Emma Pattee on Capturing the Human Feeling of Disaster

By Emma Pattee | March 27, 2025

Why We Need More Queer Sex in Climate Fiction; Or, on Rereading Rachel Carson

Why We Need More Queer Sex in Climate Fiction; Or, on Rereading Rachel Carson

Gabrielle Korn Explores Bodily Autonomy, Self-Censorship, and How Desire Shapes Our Writing

By Gabrielle Korn | December 3, 2024

Matthew Salesses on the Possibilities of Climate Fiction

Matthew Salesses on the Possibilities of Climate Fiction

"If cli-fi acts as warning, and it is too late for warnings, what is the point? There must be another way."

By Matthew Salesses | February 23, 2024

On the False Promise of Climate Fiction

On the False Promise of Climate Fiction

Are We Already Beyond Raising Awareness?

By Emma Pattee | November 14, 2023

What we talk about when we talk about

What we talk about when we talk about "cli-fi."

By Janet Manley | March 23, 2023

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The New Vanguard of Climate Fiction

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By Siobhan Adcock | July 5, 2018

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Ashley Shelby: The Apocalypse is Now

By Ashley Shelby | August 9, 2017

Can Science Fiction Save the Earth?

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Dan Bloom Hopes "Cli-Fi" Will Sway Non-Believers

By James Sullivan | January 4, 2017