Maurice Leitch (born 5 July 1933) is an author born in
Northern Ireland. Leitch's work includes novels, short stories, dramas, screenplays and radio and television documentaries. His first novel was
The Liberty Lad, published in 1965. His second novel,
Poor Lazarus was awarded the
Guardian Fiction Prize in 1969, and
Silver's City won the
Whitbread Prize in 1981.