Author Helen Phillips has been awarded the 2026 Climate Fiction Prize for her novel Hum , a powerful story exploring the intersection of the climate crisis, artificial intelligence, and human connection. Phillips received the £10,000 prize at a ceremony in London on May 27. The Climate Fiction Prize rewards the best novel-length work of fiction published in the UK that engages with the climate crisis. It is founded and supported by Climate Spring, a global organization dedicated to shifting our