Heather Kaufman is an American author and former publishing editor known for her immersive biblical and historical fiction. Holding degrees in English from McKendree University and the University of Missouri—St. Louis, she draws on extensive cultural and historical research to craft stories that expand upon the lives of lesser-known figures from Scripture.

She is the author of the Women of the Way series, which includes the novels Up from Dust, Before the King, and On Living Stone. In addition to her biblical fiction, she has also written contemporary Christian fiction, such as Loving Isaac.