Lee Martin (b. 1955) is a novelist, short story writer, and professor of creative writing at The Ohio State University. Born on a farm in southeastern Illinois, he earned an MFA from the University of Arkansas and his Ph.D. from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Martin is the author of many novels, including Break the Skin (2011), River of Heaven (2009), and The Bright Forever (2006), a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, along with two memoirs—Such a Life (2012) and Turning Bones (2003)—and a collection of short stories, The Least You Need to Know (1996).