Ion Ciocârlan (July 12, 1874–1942) was a Romanian prose writer.
Born in Straoane, Vrancea County, he graduated from the normal school in Ia?i in 1895, becoming a schoolteacher.
His published debut came in Samanatorul in 1902, under the pen name Marioara Florian.
His first book was the 1903 Pe plai.
Other magazines that ran his work include Epoca, Via?a Româneasca, Luceafarul, Drum drept and Ramuri; he sometimes used the pseudonym Marioara F.
His books Traiul nostru (1906), Inima de mama (1908), Vis de primavara (1909), Fara noroc (1914), La vatra (1925) and Flamânzii include short stories, sketches and tales.
Ciocârlan also authored the novels Du-te, dor...
(1936) and Tainele mun?ilor (1940).
Melodramatic and tending to create idyllic scenes, he drew particular inspiration from his observations of rural life.