Karla Schneider (born 14 November 1938 in Dresden) is a German writer.
After Abitur, Karla Schneider worked in a factory in the GDR for a year, after which she trained as a bookseller.
She moved to Federal Republic of Germany in 1979 and lives as a freelance author in Wuppertal.
She writes books of children's and youth literature.
On 16 June 2008, Schneider was awarded the Alex-Wedding-Prize, whose jury included Thomas Rosenlöcher, Klaus Kordon and Gundel Mattenklott.