BSFA Award
2 appearances
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Edition 25 (1993) Special Award
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Edition 43 (2011) Winner
John Frederick Clute
ジョン・フレデリック・クルート
Jon Furederikku Kurūto
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1940-09-12 （Canada）
- Nationality
- Canadian
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Canada → United States (1956-1964) → England and United States (since 1969)
Career
- Occupations
- Author, Critic, Editor
- Active Years
- 1959-2024
- Affiliations
- Interzone (founder), The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction (co-editor)
- Memberships
- Science Fiction Research Association (SFRA)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York University | — | — | Bachelor of Arts | — | United States |
New York University
Degree:
Bachelor of Arts
Year of Graduation:
1962
Country:
United States
while living with Pamela Zoline
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Hugo Award | The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction | Best Related Work | World Science Fiction Society | 受賞 |
| 1998 | Hugo Award | The Encyclopedia of Fantasy | Best Related Work | World Science Fiction Society | 受賞 |
| 2012 | Hugo Award | The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction (3rd ed.) | Best Related Work | World Science Fiction Society | 受賞 |
| 1994 | Pilgrim Award | — | — | Science Fiction Research Association | 受賞 |
Hugo Award
1990
Work:
The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction
Category:
Best Related Work
Organization:
World Science Fiction Society
Result:
受賞
Hugo Award
1998
Work:
The Encyclopedia of Fantasy
Category:
Best Related Work
Organization:
World Science Fiction Society
Result:
受賞
Hugo Award
2012
Work:
The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction (3rd ed.)
Category:
Best Related Work
Organization:
World Science Fiction Society
Result:
受賞
Pilgrim Award
1994
Organization:
Science Fiction Research Association
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Mythopoeic Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 28 (1998) Winner
Works
Major Works
Appleseed
2001 Space operaA space opera following trader Nathanael Freer piloting an AI-helmed starship to the planet Eolhxir, encountering Johnny Appleseed and a galaxy-threatening 'plaque'.
IdentityFuture societiesNanotechnology
The Disinheriting Party
1977 Postmodern literatureStory of a dysfunctional family with fantasy elements, involving an undying father in a revenge tragedy.
FamilyLoss of identityIncest
The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction
1993 Non-fictionEncyclopedia of science fiction, co-edited with Peter Nicholls.
Bibliography
- Strokes
- Look at the Evidence: Essays and Reviews
- Scores
- The Darkening Garden: A Short Lexicon of Horror
- Canary Fever
- Pardon This Intrusion: Fantastika in the World Storm
- Stay
- The Book Blinders: Annals of Vandalism at the British Library
- The Disinheriting Party
- Appleseed
- Tesseracts 8
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Flamboyant obscuritiesPeriphrasis and circling reiterated metaphorPyrotechnic diction
- Recurring Motifs
- Speculative fiction critiqueExcessive candourTruth-telling in genre
Legacy
Integral part of science fiction's history, foremost reader-critic of SF, won multiple Hugo Awards for encyclopedias and related works.
Quotes
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Reviewers who will not tell the truth are like cholesterol. They are lumps of fat. They starve the heart... Perhaps we should establish a Protocol of Excessive Candour...
Source: Look at the Evidence: Essays and Reviews (1996)
Trivia
- One of the founders of Interzone magazine.
- Authored majority of articles in The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction (6,421 solo as of 2017).
- Guest of Honour at Loncon 3 (2014).