Mary E. Pearson is an American children's writer best known for her young adult fiction. She was born on August 14, 1955. Her book A Room on Lorelei Street won the 2006 Golden Kite Award for fiction. Her science-fiction novel, The Adoration of Jenna Fox, was a finalist for the Andre Norton Award and is being adapted into a movie.

Pearson has also written the bestselling series The Remnant Chronicles, which includes The Kiss of Deception, The Heart of Betrayal, and The Beauty of Darkness, as well as its spin-off duology Dance of Thieves and Vow of Thieves. Her debut adult novel, The Courting of Bristol Keats, explores a woman from a small town who is unexpectedly plunged into a world of gods, fae, and monsters.

Mary's awards and honors include ALA Best Books, NYPL Best Books, IRA Choice Books, YALSA Teens Top Ten, Arkansas and South Carolina Young Adult Book Awards, among others.