An award-winning journalist of more than thirty-three years, Paul S. Brittain is presently the coordinating editor of The Advisor of Youngwood and New Stanton, and The Independent-Observer of Scottdale. Both are weekly newspapers published by The Laurel Group Press in Scottdale. He has been published in ByLine Magazine, Reader's Digest, and The GoldRush—a publication for dance students and teachers throughout the world.

In 1978, he earned a second place news photography award in the statewide Keystone Press Awards, competing against all weekly newspapers in the state of Pennsylvania. Since then, the weekly newspaper division has been separated into three circulation categories.

He was a 2003 finalist for non-daily columns in the Golden Quill Awards competition of the Press Club of Western Pennsylvania and most recently, Paul was first-place winner for weekly sports columns in the Keystone Press Awards contest.  His books have included Tranquility: Reflections of Life, 2000; Cobwebs: Tales of Mirth and Mystery, 2000; and his first novel, The Crisp, 2002. The Crisp saga will conclude in the spring of 2004 with the release of the companion novel, Children of The Crisp.

Born and raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on October 4, 1950, his family moved to Scottdale in 1959. He graduated from Southmoreland High School in 1969 and attended St. Vincent College in Latrobe, Pennsylvania. His wife of 22 years is the former Kathleen Susa of Uniontown. They reside in Upper Tyrone Township with their three cats—Tinker Bell, Wendy, and Pandy.

My interest in science fiction and fantasy began after my family moved to Scottdale, Pennsylvania in 1959. Within a few years, my mother was lamenting the stacks of comic books which filled my room. From the old Warren "Creepy" and "Eerie" magazines to "Famous Monsters of Filmland," all the Marvel and DC offerings, I received a heavy dose of stories that would later inspire me. It didn't hurt that our old town movie theater—The Strand—hosted movies that were right up my alley. Today, The Strand is known as Scottdale Showtime Theater, although it still has the ambiance of the old time theater.