Kate Grenville (born 14 October 1950) is one of Australia's best-known authors. She has published nine novels, a collection of short stories, and four books about the writing process.

Her books have been awarded many prizes in Australia, as well as the Commonwealth Writers' Prize and Britain's Orange Prize. The Secret River was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize.

Her novels have been published all over the world and been translated into many languages. Two have been made into feature films. For more information about her life and her books, see kategrenville.com.

Kate Grenville was born in 1950. She has worked as an editor of documentary films at Film Australia, a sub-editor of subtitles at SBS Television, and a teacher of Creative Writing.

In 2006 she was awarded a Doctorate of Creative Arts by the University of Technology, Sydney under the supervision of Associate Professors Glenda Adams and Paula Hamilton.

In 2010 she was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Letters from the University of New South Wales.