Carolyn "Bunty" Avieson is an Australian journalist, feature writer, novelist and academic.

Avieson has published three novels, a novella and travel memoir; and been translated into Japanese, German and Thai.

In the 1990s she was editorial director of mass market women's magazines Woman's Day and New Idea.

[2] Avieson's partner is the film producer Mal Watson,[6] who made The Cup and Travellers & Magicians, with writer/director Khyentse Norbu.

Avieson's father was the late Associate Professor John Avieson, one of Australia's first journalism academics, who authored several books, including Applied Journalism in Australia and Editing Australian Newspapers.