Zlatko Krilić (born 19 August 1955) is a Croatian children's books writer.
[1] Krilić was born in Osijek and spent his childhood in Čepin.
He graduated from the Faculty of Teacher Education of the University of Zagreb.
[2] Beside writing books for children, Krilić has also wrote plays and directed several puppet shows based on his novels.
[3] He won the Grigor Vitez Award for best children's book for his Početak plovidbe ("The Beginning of Navigation").