Kirk Lynn (born May 8, 1972) is a playwright and novelist who lives in Austin, Texas.

He graduated from Douglas MacArthur High School in San Antonio, Texas in 1990.

[2][3] In 2011, he was named one of the United States Artists Jeanne and Michael Klein Fellows in the category of Theater Arts.

[4] Lynn is head of Playwriting and Directing in the Department of Theatre and Dance at the University of Texas at Austin.

[1] His playwriting work has included reworking a number of Shakespeare productions,[1][5][6] as well as finishing The Emporium, which was a play by Thornton Wilder which was previously considered lost.