EJ Swift wins the 2026 Arthur C. Clarke Award
EJ Swift received the science-fiction prize for her novel When There Are Wolves Again, a work of eco-fiction set in near-future Britain.
EJ Swift has won the 2026 Arthur C. Clarke Award for her novel When There Are Wolves Again.
The book is a speculative work of eco-fiction set in near-future Britain and focuses on rewilding and climate activism in Britain.
Award director Tom Hunter described the novel as an “ambitious study in the power of long-term hope in the face of climate breakdown”. Swift was also shortlisted for the award in 2023.
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