Saïd Sayrafiezadeh (Persian: سعید صیرفی‌زاده; /sɑːˈiːd ˌsɛərəfiˈzɑːdeɪ/; born 1968)[1] is an American memoirist, playwright and fiction writer living in New York City.

He is the author of two story collections, American Estrangement (2021) and Brief Encounters With the Enemy, which was short-listed for the 2014 PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize for debut fiction.

[4] Sayrafiezadeh has published essays and short stories in a number of outlets, including The New Yorker, The Paris Review, The New York Times, Granta, and McSweeney's.

His plays include New York is Bleeding, Autobiography of a Terrorist, All Fall Away, and Long Dream in Summer.

The latter includes "Audition", a story based on his experiences with drug addiction and as an aspiring actor.