Frances Beatrice Taylor (May 15, 1891 – June 10, 1979) was a Canadian journalist, poet, and playwright.

She also wrote (under the byline "F. B. Taylor") a column and reviewed music, theatre, and books for the daily newspaper for more than forty years, from 1919 to her retirement in the 1960s.

In 1919, her "Pioneer of the Air" shared first prize from the Ottawa Arts and Letters Club for best Canadian poem.

[4] Taylor also wrote two plays that were produced in London, Ontario: Masque of All Souls and Bayberry Candles.

She was a member of the Canadian Authors Association and the London Women's Press Club.