The climate crisis has shifted from scientific data to our lived daily experience, with increased flooding and wildfires sweeping through cities. A new generation of writers are grabbing this burgeoning global issue by the horns, and exploring how we live now. In its second year, The Climate Fiction Prize has on March 18 announced its shortlist, a curated selection that showcases a range of authors engaging in the many ways people are responding to the increasing urgency of the climate crisis.