William S. (William Shipman) Maulsby

William S. Maulsby, also listed as William Shipman Maulsby, was an American writer born in 1890 and died in 1976. He is chiefly remembered for Getting the News (1925), a book on journalism, and for collaborating on writing manuals such as Writing and Rewriting, Minimum Essentials of Correct Writing, and Handbook of Correct Writing.

The books linked to his name point to a practical, instructional style. Rather than writing for show, he seems to have focused on helping readers and students understand how reporting and clear prose actually work.

Reliable biographical detail about his personal life is limited in the sources I could confirm, so this overview stays close to the record of his published work. Even so, that record places him among the authors who helped explain the craft of news writing and effective English in the early twentieth century.