Stephen D. Gutierrez (born Montebello, California) is an American short story writer, professor at California State University, East Bay, and winner of a 2010 American Book Award. He won the 2010 Maxim Mazumdar New Play Competition. He graduated from California State University, Chico with a BA in English in 1981, and from Cornell University with an MFA in 1987. He is married to the writer ; they have one son.