Rick Salutin (born August 30, 1942) is a Canadian novelist, playwright and critic. He is a strong advocate of left wing causes and writes a regular column in the Globe and Mail. He teaches a course on Canadian media at the University of Toronto.

Books:

• Kent Rowley: A Canadian Union Life - 1980
• Marginal Notes: Challenges to the Mainstream - 1984
• A Man of Little Faith - 1988 (winner of the 1989 Books in Canada First Novel Award)
• Waiting for Democracy - 1989
• Living in a Dark Age - 1991
• The Age of Improv - 1995
• The Womanizer - 2002

Plays:

• 1837 - 1976
• Les Canadiens - 1977

See also: List of Canadian playwrights