climate fiction

American  

[klahy-mit fik-shuhn] / ˈklaɪ mɪt ˌfɪk ʃən /

noun

1. a genre of fiction, encompassing both speculative and realist works, in which climate change and other environmental concerns are major themes.

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Etymology

Origin of climate fiction

First recorded in 2005–10

Example Sentences

Q. A few years ago, it felt like climate fiction was a pretty niche subject.

From Salon • Jan. 31, 2023

The Terraformers, refreshingly, is the opposite of the dystopian, we’re-all-doomed chiller that’s become so common in climate fiction.

From Scientific American • Jan. 8, 2023

But overall, “The Light Pirate” is proof that climate fiction is maturing, producing works that are both nuanced and nourishing.

From Washington Post • Jan. 2, 2023

Blount points to Octavia Butler’s 1993 classic climate fiction novel “Parable of the Sower” as a major influence on the record.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 17, 2022

Fix, the “solutions lab” at the environmental magazine Grist, recently announced the three winners and nine finalists of its second Imagine 2200 climate fiction short story contest.

From Slate • Oct. 29, 2022