Irena Vrkljan (21 August 1930 – 23 March 2021) was a Croatian writer and translator. She was born in Belgrade and was educated at Zagreb University and the Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin. She lived in both Zagreb and Berlin, writing in both Croatian and German. Vrkljan wrote scripts for film and radio. She also translated works by Croatian authors into German. In 2006, she was awarded the Vladimir Nazor Award.