John Clute
Co-editor of The Encyclopedia of Fantasy

We had a chat with him on Thursday, March 27, 1997. You can read a transcript here.

John Clute is the preeminent active critic in the science fiction field today. Together with Peter Nicholls he edited the highly acclaimed Encyclopedia of Science Fiction, which won the Hugo Award, the Locus Award, the Eaton Grand Master Award, and a rare BSFA Special Award. He has reviewed science fiction and fantasy for more than thirty years in such places as The Washington Post, Interzone, the Times Literary Supplement, and many others. He's the author of several books, including Strokes, Look at the Evidence, and the Hugo Award-winning Science Fiction: The Illustrated Encyclopedia.