Terry Ballantine Bisson (February 12, 1942 – January 10, 2024) was an American science fiction and fantasy author.

Kennedy invited the group to the White House (the first time protesters had ever been so recognized) and they met for several hours with McGeorge Bundy.

The group received wide press coverage, and this event is regarded as the start of the student peace movement.

[2][5] In the 1960s, early in his career, Bisson collaborated on several comic book stories with Clark Dimond, and he edited Major Publications' black-and-white horror-comics magazine Web of Horror, but left before the fourth issue.

Bisson's first novel was Wyrldmaker, a science fiction novel influenced by James Blish's The Seedling Stars.