Jon Pineda (born Charleston, South Carolina) is an American poet, memoirist, and novelist.

His work has appeared in Poetry Northwest, The Literary Review, Sou'wester, Prairie Schooner,[1] Many Mountains Moving, Asian Pacific American Journal, Puerto del Sol, and elsewhere.

He is the author of the novel Apology, winner of the 2013 Milkweed National Fiction Prize.

His memoir Sleep in Me was a 2010 Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers selection.

While at JMU, Jon was the lead singer for Johnny’s Heritage.