David A. Truesdale is an American science fiction editor and literary critic.
Truesdale graduated from the University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh with a double major in English and philosophy.
Truesdale founded his science fiction fanzine Tangent in 1975 while living in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.
[9] In 2016 Truesdale served as moderator for the State of Short Fiction panel at MidAmeriCon II in Kansas City, Missouri, which administered the Hugo Awards.
Besides his career as an editor, he pursues interests in astronomy and old time radio history.