21 March 1943 as Dorothea Hummelbrunner in Linz) is an Austrian writer.
Dorothea Macheiner grew up in Steinbach am Attersee.
Dorothea Macheiner writes novels, essays, poetry, drama and radio plays.
She is member of the writers' associations Grazer Autorenversammlung and IG Autorinnen Autoren.
She received several subsidies for literature from the Austrian government and the city of Salzburg.