| Thomas Beattie Roberton | |
| Birth Date: | 1879 |
| Birth Place: | Glasgow, Scotland, UK |
| Death Date: | 1936 |
| Death Place: | Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada |
| Occupation: | journalist, critic |
| Period: | 1910s-1930s |
| Nationality: | Canadian |
| Notableworks: | TBR: Newspaper Pieces |
Thomas Beattie Roberton (1879 – 1936) was a Scottish-born Canadian journalist.[1] A columnist and critic for the Winnipeg Free Press from 1918 until his death in 1936, he won the inaugural Governor General's Award for English-language non-fiction at the 1936 Governor General's Awards for his essay collection TBR: Newspaper Pieces.[2]
He wrote on a variety of topics, most commonly literary and jazz reviews but also sometimes expanding into political commentary.