Erle Cox (15 August 1873 – 20 November 1950) was an Australian journalist and science fiction writer.

Following school, Cox worked as a wine-grower near Rutherglen, Victoria, before moving to Tasmania.

On 24 December 1901 he married Mary Ellen Kilborn and some time later the couple settled in Melbourne.

[1] In 1921, Cox joined the editorial staff of The Argus newspaper as a writer of special articles and book reviewer under the pen name 'The Chiel'; later he was the principal movie critic.

Three early works were published in the Lone Hand Magazine: Reprieve, Diplomacy and The Social Code.