Carter Wilson (born 1970) is an American novelist and short-fiction writer based in Erie, Colorado.

[5] Wilson was born in New Mexico and grew up in Los Angeles, California.

Since 1996, Wilson has been living with his family in Boulder, Colorado metropolitan area.

[1] Wilson's third novel, The Comfort of Black, made the USA Today bestseller chart,[9] and won several book awards and nominations, including Colorado Book Award in the Thriller category.

[5][18] Wilson also hosts the Making It Up video podcast in which he and other writers discuss the craft of writing and their publishing experiences.