Francisco Ortega (born Victoria, July 11, 1974) is a Chilean journalist, novelist, short story writer, screenwriter, and editor. He works as a non-fiction editor, content advisor and contributor to magazines such as Rolling Stone and VIVE. Ortega also writes for different production companies and TV channels. He is the author of the novels 60 Kilómetros, El Número Kaifman, El Horror de Berkoff, the short story collection CHIL3, and the graphic novel 1899, which was one of the top 10 best-selling books in Chile for over 8 consecutive weeks. His short stories have been published in various anthologies.