Reginaldo "Reginald" Fernandes (14 June 1914 – 13 November 1994) was an Indian writer, musician and cultural figure active in Goan Konkani music.

He sold up to 5000 copies of his books, according to news reports, and some got reprinted; yet "the pundits of the Konkani language did not find any merit in his literature, probably because it was written in the Roman script.

During his 101st birth centenary celebrations in June 2015, it was noted that he had written some 190 Konkani novels, besides being an accomplished musician, lyricist and playwright.

[4] According to The Times of India though he "wrote extensively in Romi Konkani [but]...is virtually unknown to the younger generation as little effort was made to recognise him and his works".

[2] The Kuwait Goan Association honoured him for his contribution to the Konkani language, while shortly before his death he was bestowed with the Goa State Cultural Award for 1992–93.

Fernandes’ writings give the impression of pulp on first glance: they were printed on cheap paper, the books were pocket-sized, the plots were formulaic and revolved around love stories, crimes, and magic realism, and the language used had a touch of the dramatic in it.

[5]Venita Gomes, writing in The Navhind Times Buzz has stated: One of Goa’s finest and prolific Roman Konkani writers, popularly known as Romanxincho Patxai (King of Fiction), Reginald Fernandes, has written over 200 novels creating a lasting impression on the minds of innumerable readers.