One of the problems with getting climate fiction into the publishing world through books is that there isn't a cli-fi category or even an eco-fiction category to direct readers to our books, at least in the U.S. This needs to change. When I tried to pick subject categories for my book, The EarthStar Solution (which weaves in plenty of positive climate actions readers could take including political canvassing) I found it impossible to find categories to place the book into on any online store or in the libraries. This is something Climate Fiction Writers League authors could collectively work on.
What an inspiring article! I'm going to share with my colleagues at the Center for Sustainable Futures at Teachers College, Columbia University (in NYC/Turtle Island) and the international sustainability educators I'm connected with. I'll also ask our library to order at least one copy of Future Hopes.
I mostly drew on general categories like mystery, etc. Sometimes there was a dystopia category but mine is not dystopia. There was just a lack of eco or climate fiction. It is pretty frustrating so you have to put in keywords if you can to make up for it.
One of the problems with getting climate fiction into the publishing world through books is that there isn't a cli-fi category or even an eco-fiction category to direct readers to our books, at least in the U.S. This needs to change. When I tried to pick subject categories for my book, The EarthStar Solution (which weaves in plenty of positive climate actions readers could take including political canvassing) I found it impossible to find categories to place the book into on any online store or in the libraries. This is something Climate Fiction Writers League authors could collectively work on.
Oh, good to know that this will be a challenge, as I'm currently writing a cli-fi book. How did you end up categorising your book?
What an inspiring article! I'm going to share with my colleagues at the Center for Sustainable Futures at Teachers College, Columbia University (in NYC/Turtle Island) and the international sustainability educators I'm connected with. I'll also ask our library to order at least one copy of Future Hopes.
I mostly drew on general categories like mystery, etc. Sometimes there was a dystopia category but mine is not dystopia. There was just a lack of eco or climate fiction. It is pretty frustrating so you have to put in keywords if you can to make up for it.