Russell William Lutz (born September 14, 1968) is an American science fiction author. His work has appeared in several books, webzines, and magazines, including Byzarium, The SiNK, scifantastic, and anotherealm. He won the 2005 SFFWorld First Place prize for short fiction for the short story "Fall". His first novel, Iota Cycle, was published in 2006 and received an Honorable Mention at the New York Book Festival Awards, his second, The Department of Off World Affairs, in September 2008. Lutz lives in Fort Worth, Texas.