Shen Shiming, female, born in Shanxi province of China in 1931, was a senior editor and distinguished publisher in China.

She had been engaged in news and publishing since March 1946. Shen worked as an editor and reporter of "Southern Shanxi Daily"; a reporter, editor and then deputy editor-in-chief of "Chongqing Daily"; deputy director general of Chongqing Publishing Bureau; and then editor-in-chief of Chongqing Publishing House. She was also a director of Publishers' Association of China. Her major publications include: "History of the Party in Southern Bureau" series, "Research of the Chinese Marxist" series, "Foreign Research of Marxism and Socialism" series, "Exploration of Modernization" series, "Modern Social Science" series and "Critical Biography of Modern Chinese Writers". Her initiative to establish a Million Publishing Foundation for scientific academic works was acknowledged as an influential act in publishing industry.

Though she had a lung resection in 1987, she still invested herself in the production of "Great Rear Area Literature during China's Anti-Japanese War" series, "Liberated Area Literature" series and "World Literature of Anti-Fascism" series, which are of great impact for the society and the country.

308 kinds of her books have been awarded with Outstanding Book Awards. Among them, 42 are of national level. In 1989, she was awarded the title of Model Workers in Sichuan Province. In 1991, she got the special subsidy from the government. She was named the Outstanding Female Scientist of Chongqing in 1992.

Shen Shiming passed away from illness on 10 May 1996.