Baltasar Porcel i Pujol (Catalan pronunciation: [bəltəˈza puɾˈsɛl]; Andratx, Majorca, 14 March 1937 – Barcelona, 1 July 2009) was a Spanish writer, journalist and literary critic.

His enormous legacy credited him as one of the greatest authors in Catalan literature from the 20th century.

As a journalist he worked on La Vanguardia, Última Hora and Catalunya Ràdio.

In 2001 he won the Ramon Llull Novel Award for L'emperador o l'ull del vent .

He also received in Italy the Premio letterario Boccaccio, in France the Prix Méditerranée and in the United States the Critic's Choice.