Derek Connolly (born c. 1976) is an American screenwriter, best known as the writer of the 2012 film Safety Not Guaranteed, for which he won the Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award and the Independent Spirit Award (Best First Screenplay). As of 2012 he was reported to be working on a remake of the film Flight of the Navigator as well as writing an upcoming Pixar film with Teddy Newton. Connolly was listed on Variety's Ten Screenwriters to Watch in 2012.