Edison Price Vizzini, better known as Ned Vizzini, was an American writer born on April 4, 1981. He authored four books for young adults, including the highly acclaimed It's Kind of a Funny Story (2006), which secured a place at #56 on NPR's list of the "100 Best-Ever Teen Novels". This book was also adapted into a film of the same name.

Vizzini struggled with depression and spent time in a psychiatric ward in his early twenties. This experience influenced much of his work and writing. On December 19, 2013, he was found dead in Brooklyn, New York, in an apparent suicide.