Stephen Charles Goldin (born February 28, 1947) is an American science fiction and fantasy author.
A graduate of UCLA with a bachelor's degree in Astronomy, he worked for the U.S. Navy as a civilian space scientist before becoming a full-time writer.
He has also worked as a writer and editor for the San Francisco Ball, designed and written manuals for a number of computer games, and co-taught a writing class at the California State University at Northridge.
Goldin has been married twice, first to Kathleen Sky (from 1972 to 1982) and later to Mary Mason (from 1987 to present).
Goldin's "The Last Ghost" was a 1972 nominee for the Nebula Award for best short story.