Alberto Chimal (born 1970 in Toluca) is a Mexican writer.

He also coordinates and teaches literary workshops, and is an authority on the subject of literature on the Internet and digital writing.

[1] Chimal's book of short stories Éstos son los días (2004) was awarded the San Luis Potosí Fine Arts Award for Short Story.

[2] Chimal also published the novel Los esclavos, the collection of essays La cámara de maravillas, the play El secreto de Gorco, and more than a dozen short story books.

[3] Chimal has been called "one of the most original and energetic writers"[citation needed] of his country[4] and one of the 100 most prominent Mexicans of his generation[citation needed] (according to the magazine Día Siete).