Charles Simmons (author)
 Charles Simmons (born 1924) is an American editor and novelist. His first novel Powdered Eggs (1964) was awarded the William Faulkner Foundation Award (1965) for a notable first novel. Later works include Salt Water (1998) The Belles Lettres Papers and Wrinkles and co-author together with Alexander Coleman of All There Is To Know - Readings From The Illustrious Eleventh Edition Of The Encyclopaedia BritannicaHe was formerly an editor of the The New York Times Book Review.