William Harris Lloyd Roberts (31 October 1884 – 28 June 1966) was a Canadian writer, poet, and playwright.

He was born in Fredericton, New Brunswick, the son of noted Canadian poet Charles George Douglas Roberts and Mary Isabel Fenety.

He wrote short stories and poetry for various magazines, plus performing part-time newspaper work starting in 1911.

[1] After 1920 he retired from work in order to devote all of his time to writing fiction, drama, poetry, and special articles.

[2] From 1925 until 1939 he was a correspondent for the Christian Science Monitor, then he performed public relations for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police up to 1945.