Nadia Wheatley (born 30 April 1949) is an award winning Australian writer of children's fiction and non-fiction, adult non-fiction and biographies, and newspaper and journal articles. Her works often focus on "the difficulties faced by Aborigines or non-English-speaking newcomers to Australia, ... environmental issues and the effects of social change". She has been involved in developing projects to raise children's awareness about their environment and local history.