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Pitfalls of Writing Climate Change
13/09/23 09:37 Filed in: Envinmental Fiction
Part 1
Presented by Claire Datnow at the Alabama Writers Cooperative Centennial Conference September 8-10, 2023

What Defines Climate Fiction or Cli-Fi?
* Climate fiction or cli-fi weaves the theme of climate change into the story.
Why Write Stories About Climate Change?

* Popular genres: * crime, fantasy, romance, horror, science fiction, Western, dystopian, utopian speculative, magical realism.
*Punk Genres: Solarpunk, hopepunk, cyberpunk, steampunk, realism, magical realism, speculative, fantasy, sometimes mixed with realism.
Presented by Claire Datnow at the Alabama Writers Cooperative Centennial Conference September 8-10, 2023

What Defines Climate Fiction or Cli-Fi?
* Climate fiction or cli-fi weaves the theme of climate change into the story.
- * Generally speculative in nature but inspired by climate science. It may take place in the world as we know it, in the near future, or in fictional worlds experiencing
- climate change.
Why Write Stories About Climate Change?

- Climate Fiction or Cli-Fi has never been more relevant. The United Nations has called Climate Change ‘The defining Crisis of Our Time.’
- Climate fiction is a growing genre opening up new opportunities for writers.
- People, especially young people, need to see adults are engaging in solutions. There is a massive amount of positive climate action taking place right now. And the opportunities to take part in the action.
- But the theme of climate change can be overwhelming.
* Popular genres: * crime, fantasy, romance, horror, science fiction, Western, dystopian, utopian speculative, magical realism.
*Punk Genres: Solarpunk, hopepunk, cyberpunk, steampunk, realism, magical realism, speculative, fantasy, sometimes mixed with realism.
- What ever genre or style you choose:
- Do not Sugarcoat the truth, but make it positive, hopeful, to ignite the imaginations of young and old alike, and to spur unity and action in the face of great challenges
- . Show solutions.
- Explore how to approach the climate emergency with impactful innovative writing, intellectually and emotionally.
- Show the results for our failures to act sooner. Some things will be lost; much already has been.Apocalypses let us off the hook: What’s the point of trying if the Earth is doomed?
How to Unlock the Stories we Need to Tell ? Part 2
- Tools for writing impactful innovative Cl-Fi?