Frank Riley

Born in Hibbing, Minnesota, in 1915, Frank Riley was an American writer and editor whose career moved between science fiction and journalism. He studied at the University of California, Berkeley, and became known in the science fiction field during the 1940s and 1950s.

He is most closely associated with They'd Rather Be Right, the novel he wrote with Mark Clifton. The book won the Hugo Award for Best Novel in 1955 and remains the work he is most often remembered for. Riley also published other fiction, including short stories and novels that appeared during the magazine-driven era of mid-century science fiction.

Alongside his fiction, Riley built a substantial career in newspapers. He worked as an editor at the Los Angeles Times, a role that reflects the practical, professional side of a life spent working with words. He died in 1996 in Manhattan Beach, California.