Jeremy Williams

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February 11, 1981

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Writer of serious books for adults, and less serious books for children. Activist and blogger on social and environmental issues.

I grew up in Madagascar and Kenya, and moved back to Britain on completing high school. I studied journalism, international relations and cultural studies, and now live in Luton, UK.

My work has led me into writing about social justice and climate change. After working on three books on those themes, the latest is a children's book with a child's perspective on the 2020 lockdown. It makes children laugh and adults cry - in a good way, apparently.
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Jeremy Williams Having just published my first children's book, and first published work of fiction, I'm kind of watching to see what the response might be at the mom…moreHaving just published my first children's book, and first published work of fiction, I'm kind of watching to see what the response might be at the moment. If people like it, I have a couple of other children's books I'd like to develop.

At the same time, my work on social and environmental issues is always evolving. Climate change hasn't gone anywhere. So I'm also working on a project around consumerism, and a couple of less formed ideas. We'll see what takes shape first. (less)
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Hum, by Helen Philips, has been awarded the Climate Fiction Award for 2026. Her novel explores “the intersection of climate, technology and AI” and is naturally available from Earthbound Books.

I’ve written about this before, but it was nice to see a proper explainer from Carbon Brief on how China uses solar power to combat desertification. It’s an important idea that could be applied elsewhere.

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