John Frederick Clute is a Canadian

Canada

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 born author and critic who has lived in Britain

United Kingdom

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 since 1969. He has been described as "an integral part of science fiction's history."

Clute's articles on speculative fiction

Speculative fiction

Speculative fiction is an umbrella term encompassing the more fantastical fiction genres, specifically science fiction, fantasy, horror, supernatural fiction, superhero fiction, utopian and dystopian fiction, apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic fiction, and alternate history in literature as well as...

 have appeared in various publications since the 1970s. He is a co-editor of The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction

The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction

The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction is an English language reference work on science fiction.- Publication history :The first edition, edited by Peter Nicholls with John Clute and Brian Stableford appeared in 1979, published by Granada. It was retitled The Science Fiction Encyclopedia in the US...

(with Peter Nicholls

Peter Nicholls (writer)

Peter Nicholls is an Australian literary scholar and critic. He is the creator and a co-editor of The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction ....

) and of The Encyclopedia of Fantasy

The Encyclopedia of Fantasy

The Encyclopedia of Fantasy is a 1997 reference work on fantasy, edited by John Clute and John Grant. Other contributors include Mike Ashley, Neil Gaiman, Diana Wynne Jones, David Langford, Sam J. Lundwall, Michael Scott Rohan, Brian Stableford and Lisa Tuttle.The book was well-received upon...

(with John Grant), as well as The Illustrated Encyclopedia Of Science Fiction, all of which won Hugo Award

Hugo Award

The Hugo Awards are given annually for the best science fiction or fantasy works and achievements of the previous year. The award is named after Hugo Gernsback, the founder of the pioneering science fiction magazine Amazing Stories, and was officially named the Science Fiction Achievement Awards...

s for Best Non-Fiction. Clute is also author of the critical essay collections Strokes, Look at the Evidence, and Scores. His 1999 novel Appleseed, a space opera

Space opera

Space opera is a subgenre of science fiction that emphasizes romantic, often melodramatic adventure, set mainly or entirely in outer space, generally involving conflict between opponents possessing advanced technologies and abilities. The term has no relation to music and it is analogous to "soap...

, was noted for its "combination of ideational fecundity and combustible language" and was selected as a New York Times Notable Book for 2002. In 2006, Clute published the essay collection The Darkening Garden: A Short Lexicon of Horror.

Criticism

• Strokes [1966-1986] (Serconia Press, 1988), ISBN 0-934933-03-0
• Look at the Evidence [1987-1993] (Liverpool University Press, 1995), ISBN 0-85323-820-0
• Scores [1993-2003] (Beccon Publications, 2003), ISBN 1-870824-47-4
• The Darkening Garden (Payseur & Schmidt, 2006), ISBN 0-9789114-0-7
• Canary Fever (Beccon Publications, 2009), ISBN (13) 9781-870824-56-9

Fiction

• The Disinheriting Party (Allison and Busby, 1977), ISBN 0-85031-134-9
• Appleseed (Orbit, 1999), ISBN 1-85723-758-7

External links

• Official John Clute website.
• The Made in Canada Website has a page on John Clute.