Editing Algis Budrys (section)

{{short description|Lithuanian-American author, editor, and critic (1931–2008)}}
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{{Infobox writer
| name = Algis Budrys
| image = Algis Budrys 1985.jpg
| caption = Budrys in 1985
| birth_date = January 9, 1931
| birth_place = [[Königsberg]], [[East Prussia]], [[Weimar Republic|German Reich]]
| death_date = {{death date and age|2008|6|9|1931|1|9}}
| death_place = [[Evanston, Illinois]], U.S.
| occupation = {{flatlist|
* Novelist
* [[short story]] writer
* [[copy editing|editor]]
* critic
}}
| alma_mater = [[University of Miami]]<br />[[Columbia University]]
| genre = Science fiction
| movement =
| notableworks = ''[[The Falling Torch]]'', ''[[Rogue Moon]]'', ''[[Who? (novel)|Who?]]''
| religion =
| spouse = Edna Duna
| children = 4
| relatives = [[Jonas Budrys]] (father)
}}
[[File:Dynamic science fiction 195310.jpg|thumb|Budrys's "Snail's Pace" was the cover story in the October 1953 issue of ''[[Dynamic Science Fiction]]''.]]
[[File:Fantastic universe 195411.jpg|thumb|Budrys's novelette "Shadow on the Stars" was cover-featured on the November 1954 issue of ''[[Fantastic Universe]]''.]]
[[File:Planet stories 1955spr.jpg|thumb|Budrys's short story "Cage of a Thousand Wings" was the cover feature in the penultimate issue of ''[[Planet Stories]]'' in 1955.]]
[[File:If 195506.jpg|thumb|Budrys's novelette "The Strangers" was the cover story for the June 1955 issue of ''[[If (magazine)|If]]''.]]
[[File:Science fiction quarterly 195602.jpg|thumb|Budrys's novelette "Why Should I Stop?" was featured on the cover of the February 1956 issue of ''[[Science Fiction Quarterly]]''.]]
[[File:Fantastic 195712.jpg|thumb|Budrys wrote "Resurrection on Fifth Avenue" for ''Fantastic'' under his pseudonym "Gordon Jaulyn".]]

'''Algirdas Jonas''' "'''Algis'''" '''Budrys''' (January 9, 1931 – June 9, 2008) was a Lithuanian-American [[science fiction]] author, [[copy editing|editor]] and critic. He was also known under the [[pen name]]s '''Frank Mason''', '''Alger Rome''' in collaboration with [[Jerome Bixby]], '''John A. Sentry''', '''William Scarff''' and '''Paul Janvier'''.  In the 1990s he was the publisher and editor of the science fiction magazine ''[[Tomorrow Speculative Fiction]]''.