Arthur Kelvin Barnes was an American science fiction author who contributed heavily to pulp magazines in the 1930s and 1940s. Barnes was most noted for his vivid and believable portrayals of alien life. He was a member of the Mañana Literary Society. Several stories by Barnes were collaborations with the author Henry Kuttner, including several of the Hollywood on the Moon, Pete Manx, and Gerry Carlyle series of stories.