Jenni Calder (née Daiches) (born 1941) is a Scottish literary historian, and arts establishment figure.

Her teaching and writing cover Scottish, English and American literary and historical subjects.

[3] In 2003 she helped to organise the National Museums of Scotland's exhibition called 'Trailblazers - the Scots in Canada'.

[4] She was president of Scottish PEN, a not-for-profit organisation that champions freedom of expression and literature across borders.

[6] She was formerly married to Angus Calder, and is the daughter of David Daiches a prominent Scottish, Jewish, writer, critic and historian.