Fridolin Schley (born 29 October 1976) is a German writer.

In 2007 he won the Toucan Prize for his novel Wildes schönes Tier, and in 2021 again for Die Verteidigung.

In 2007 he was invited to the Festival of German-Language Literature to read from his novella Unannehmlichkeiten durch Liebe.

[1] He is a member of the German section of PEN International and works as a freelancer for Die Zeit.

The FAZ attests his debut novel Verloren, mein Vater "literary finesse" and "bravery"; he impressed with his dealing with social topics.