Algis Budrys
Lithuanian-American author, editor, and critic (1931-2008) · United States · On the map · Writers · Died at 77
Algirdas Jonas "Algis" Budrys was a Lithuanian-American science fiction author, editor and critic. He was also known under the pen names Frank Mason, Alger Rome in collaboration with Jerome Bixby, John A. Sentry, William Scarff and Paul Janvier.
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Budrys's "Snail's Pace" was the cover story in the October 1953 issue of Dynamic Science Fiction.
Budrys's novelette "Shadow on the Stars" was cover-featured on the November 1954 issue of Fantastic Universe.
Budrys's short story "Cage of a Thousand Wings" was the cover feature in the penultimate issue of Planet Stories in 1955.
Budrys's novelette "The Strangers" was the cover story for the June 1955 issue of If.
Budrys's novelette "Why Should I Stop?" was featured on the cover of the February 1956 issue of Science Fiction Quarterly.
Budrys wrote "Resurrection on Fifth Avenue" for Fantastic under his pseudonym "Gordon Jaulyn".Awards
About this person
In the 1990s he was the publisher and editor of the science fiction magazine Tomorrow Speculative Fiction.
Country
United States
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1931 to 2008 · aged 77
