Stephanie Patricia Johnson MNZM (born 1961) is a poet, playwright, and short story writer from New Zealand.

[3] She co-founded the Auckland Writers' Festival with Peter Wells, and served as creative director and trustee.

[8] Music From a Distant Room (in 2006) and John Tomb's Head (in 2008) were nominated for International Dublin Literary Award.

[9][10] In the 2019 Queen's Birthday Honours, Johnson was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to literature.

[12] Johnson received the 2000 New Zealand Post Katherine Mansfield Prize, allowing her to travel to Menton, France.