Paul Warren Fairman (1909–1977) was an American editor and writer who worked across a variety of genres during the mid-twentieth century. Writing under his own name as well as various pseudonyms, Fairman contributed numerous stories to popular pulp magazines of his era. He began gaining traction in the late 1940s and early 1950s, publishing the detective story "Late Rain" in Mammoth Detective in 1947, followed by the science fiction tale "No Teeth for the Tiger" in Amazing Stories in 1950.
In addition to his prolific output as a fiction writer, Fairman was an influential figure in the science fiction publishing landscape. In 1952, he served as the founding editor of the science fiction magazine If, though his tenure lasted for only the first four issues. He later took on a more prominent editorial role in 1955, when he became the editor of both Amazing Stories and Fantastic, managing both publications until 1958. His editorial work helped shape the direction of these prominent genre magazines during a key period of their publication history.
Fairman's narrative work also found success beyond the printed page. Two of his science fiction short stories, "Deadly City" and "The Cosmic Frame," were adapted into motion pictures, cementing his legacy as a versatile storyteller of the mid-century pulp era. Throughout his career, his ability to write across genres and manage major publications made him a notable contributor to American popular fiction.
