The Vancouver Writers Fest hosts Cli-Fi: Fiction for our Times, a discussion between three climate fiction authors, on October 19 at 8:30 pm at the Waterfront Theatre on Granville Island.
The climate crisis is here—and as folks grapple with what this means and what to do about it, some writers are offering warnings of what comes next in their fiction with a new genre: Cli-Fi. Moderated by author Claudia Casper, the event features authors Christine Lai, Andrew F. Sullivan, and Catherine Leroux.
Lai’s Landscapes recalls the works of Rachel Cusk and Kazuo Ishiguro through a tale of art and survival in a world after ecological collapse. The Vancouver-based author holds a PhD in English Literature from University College London. Landscapes was shortlisted for the inaugural Novel Prize, offered by New Directions Publishing, Fitzcarraldo Editions, and Giramondo Publishing.
Hamilton-based author Andrew F. Sullivan’s The Marigold is described as “a gripping tour-de-force torn from tomorrow’s headlines” by David Demchuk, author of Red X and The Bone Mother. The novel looks at a near-future Toronto buffeted by unfettered development. Sullivan’s other works include The Handyman Method (co-written with Nick Cutter); Waste, ranked a Best Book The Globe and Mail; and the story collection All We Want Is Everything, which is also a The Globe and Mail Best Book, as well as a finalist for the Relit Award.
