Miyuki Miyabe (宮部みゆき, Miyabe Miyuki) is a renowned Japanese writer, born on December 23, 1960. She is celebrated for her contributions to genre fiction, having achieved remarkable success in various literary domains including science fiction, mystery fiction, historical fiction, social commentary, and juvenile fiction.

Miyabe began her writing career at the age of 23 and has since become a prolific author, publishing numerous novels. Over the years, she has garnered widespread acclaim and won many prestigious Japanese literary awards, such as the Yoshikawa Eiji Prize for New Writers, the Yoshikawa Eiji Prize for Literature, the Shiba Ryotaro Prize, the Yamamoto Shūgorō Prize in 1993 for her novel Kasha, and the Naoki Prize in 1998 for Riyū [The Reason] (理由).

Her works have transcended language barriers, having been translated into over a dozen languages and adapted into various media including film, television, manga, and video games. Notably, a Japanese film adaptation of Riyû, directed by Nobuhiko Obayashi, was released in 2004.