Michael Wüstefeld (born 12 September 1951) is a German writer.
After unemployment in 1992 and a job as an office assistant, he has lived and worked as a freelance author and critic in Dresden since 1993.
In keeping with the other media-involving approach of his earliest publications in connection with prints, his work also includes a libretto.
Wüstefeld's work has been and continues to be honored by numerous prizes and scholarships.
From 1989 to 2009 he was a co-founder and member of the Independent Writers Association Dresden [de].