John Clute
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Born | John Frederick Clute 12 September 1940 Canada |
Occupation | Author, critic, writer |
Language | English |
Genre | Non-fiction |
John Frederick Clute(born 12 September 1940)[1]is aCanadian-born author and critic. He mainly writes aboutscience fictionandfantasy literature,He has lived inEnglandand theUnited Statessince 1969. He is a very important person in the history of science fiction.[2] He was one of eight people who started the English magazineInterzonein 1982[2](the others includingMalcolm Edwards,Colin Greenland,Roz Kaveney,andDavid Pringle).
Clute's articles onscience fictionhave appeared in many publications since the 1960s. He is a co-editor ofThe Encyclopedia of Science Fiction(withPeter Nicholls) and ofThe Encyclopedia of Fantasy(withJohn Grant), andThe Illustrated Encyclopedia Of Science Fiction.All three wonHugo Awardsfor Best Non-Fiction. He earned thePilgrim Awardfrom theScience Fiction Research Associationfor Lifetime Achievement in the field of science fiction scholarship, in 1994.
Personal life
[change|change source]Raised in Canada, Clute lived in the United States from 1956 until 1964. He earned aBachelor of Artsdegree atNew York Universityin 1962 while living with writer and artistPamela Zoline.
Clute married artist Judith Clute in 1964.[3]He has been the partner ofElizabeth Handsince 1996.[4]
Career
[change|change source]Clute's first professional publication was a long science-fiction poem called "Carcajou Lament." It appeared inTriQuarterlyin 1959. His first short story was "A Man Must Die" inNew Worldsin 1966. In 1960, he was Associate Editor ofCollage,a magazine in Chicago which had only two issues. It published early work byHarlan EllisonandR. A. Lafferty.In 1977, Clute published his first novel,The Disinheriting Party.Clute's second novel,Appleseed(2001).
Written works
[change|change source]Criticism
[change|change source]- Strokes[1966-1986] (Serconia Press, 1988),ISBN0-934933-03-0
- Look at the Evidence: Essays and Reviews[1987-1993] (Serconia Press, 1996) [title page misdated],ISBN0-934933-05-7(hardcover),ISBN0-934933-06-5(paper)
- Scores[1993-2003] (Beccon Publications, 2003),ISBN1-870824-47-4
- The Darkening Garden: A Short Lexicon of Horror(Payseur & Schmidt, 2006),ISBN0-9789114-0-7
- Canary Fever(Beccon Publications, 2009),ISBN978-1-870824-56-9
- Pardon This Intrusion: Fantastika in the World Storm(Beccon Publications, 2011),ISBN978-1-870824-60-6
- Stay(Beccon Publications, 2014),ISBN9781-870824-63-7
Fiction
[change|change source]- The Disinheriting Party(Allison and Busby, 1977),ISBN0-85031-134-9
- Appleseed(Orbit, 2001),ISBN1-85723-758-7
References
[change|change source]- ↑John Cluteat theInternet Speculative Fiction Database
- ↑2.02.1Davis, MatthewJohn Clute: Yakfests of the EmpyreanArchived21 November 2008 at theWayback Machine,Strange Horizons,18 September 2006.
- ↑Clute, John."John Clute CV".Johnclute.co.uk. Archived fromthe originalon 17 February 2012.Retrieved25 August2012.
- ↑"John Clute: Fantastika".Locus Online.27 September 2009. Archived fromthe originalon 5 October 2012.Retrieved25 August2012.
Other websites
[change|change source]- The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction,third edition
- John Cluteat theInternet Speculative Fiction Database
- John CluteatLibrary of CongressAuthorities, with 11 catalogue records