Laurie Faria Stolarz is an American author of young adult fiction novels featuring teenage protagonists, best known for the series of books beginning with Blue is for Nightmares.

Laurie grew up in Salem, MA, attended Merrimack College, and received an MFA in Creative Writing from Emerson College in Boston. Her works, which feature teenage protagonists, blend elements found in mystery and romance novels.

Stolarz found sales success with her first novel, Blue is for Nightmares, and followed it up with three more titles in the series: White is for Magic, Silver is for Secrets, and Red is for Remembrance, as well as a companion graphic novel, Black is for Beginnings. Stolarz is also the author of the Touch series (including Deadly Little Secret, Deadly Little Lies, and Deadly Little Games).