Ben Smith

Ben Smith is a Senior Lecturer in Creative Writing at the University of Exeter, Department of English and Creative Writing. As a novelist and poet, his research specializes in environmental and speculative literature, focusing on climate change, future landscapes, and the Anthropocene. He holds an AHRC fellowship for A History of Storms: New Approaches to Climate Fiction and Climate Literacy, collaborating with the UK Met Office to advance climate literacy strategies.

Research Interests:
Smith integrates interdisciplinary approaches from environmental humanities, geography, and science. Key areas include:

• Climate fiction and ecopoetry
• Representations of the Anthropocene
• Materiality in global environmental systems
• New Nature Writing and speculative world-building

Awards:

• Guardian Book of the Year (2019) for debut novel Doggerland

Professional Activities:
He supervises PhD candidates in environmental literature/speculative fiction, serves on the Royal Society's UK Future Earth Network, and contributes to interdisciplinary projects with artists, scientists, and filmmakers.