James Martin Devaney (31 May 1890 – 14 August 1976) was an Australian poet, novelist, and journalist.
Born in Bendigo, Victoria in 1890, Devaney attended St. Joseph's College, Hunters Hill, entering the Marist Brothers juniorate in 1904.
Under the pen-name 'Fabian', he contributed between 1924 and 1943 a nature column to the Brisbane Courier (renamed The Courier-Mail after 1933).
He was president of the Queensland Authors' and Artists' Association from 1944 to 1945 (later known as the Fellowship of Australian Writers or FAW).
After World War II, he returned to teaching working on pastoral stations in Victoria and Queensland.