Alison Goodman (born 12 August 1966) is an Australian writer of books for young adults.

Goodman's debut novel Singing the Dogstar Blues (published in Australia 1998, subsequently released in several foreign editions) won an Aurealis Award for Best Young Adult Novel.

[1] In July 2007, her adult crime thriller Killing the Rabbit was published in the United States and was shortlisted for the Davitt Award.

[2] The first book in her crossover fantasy duology The Two Pearls of Wisdom was published in Australia and the U.K in mid-2008.

It was also released in the United States in late December 2008 under the title Eon: Dragoneye Reborn.