Charles Billings Stilson (1880–1932) was an American journalist, editor, and novelist. He began newspaper work at 16 as a reporter for the Rochester Herald, then became a copyholder, proofreader, reporter, and city editor. After serving in the Student Army Training Corps during World War I, he spent four years writing fiction in Pennsylvania. His novels included The Ace of Blades, The Island God Forgot, The Seven Blue Diamonds, The Cavalier of Navarre, and Sword Play; his books also appeared in England and Australia.

Stilson returned to Rochester in 1922 as literary editor of the Herald and later worked as a copyreader at the Democrat and Chronicle. He mentored young reporters while continuing to write fiction, including the serial Polaris.