Claire Zulkey (b. April 15, 1979, in Evanston, Illinois) is an American writer, a 2001 graduate of Georgetown University, who lives in Chicago, Illinois.
She is the author of the Young Adult book An Off Year. She states that the book, based loosely on her own experiences, took over 10 years to write.
Zulkey has a blog and is also a contributor at The AV Club and the Los Angeles Times