Brian Aldiss
 Brian Wilson Aldiss OBE (/ˈɔːldɪs/; born 18 August 1925) is an English writer and anthologies editor best known for science fiction novels and short stories. His byline reads either Brian W. Aldiss or simply Brian Aldiss except for occasional pseudonyms during the mid-1960s. Greatly influenced by science fiction pioneer H. G. Wells Aldiss is a vice-president of the international H. G. Wells Society. He is also (with Harry Harrison) co-president of the Birmingham Science Fiction Group.