Daniel Christopher Washburn (born October 31, 1973, Danville, Pennsylvania) is an American writer and journalist. He is the author of The Forbidden Game: Golf and the Chinese Dream, named one of the best books of 2014 by The Financial Times. Washburn is represented by the New York-based literary agent . Washburn has written for Slate, Financial Times Weekend Magazine, The Atlantic, Foreign Policy, Golf World, Golf Digest, ESPN.com, and other publications. Washburn's work was featured in the 2008 book, , and the 2013 anthology .