Karen Campbell (born 1967, Paisley, Scotland) is a Scottish writer of contemporary fiction.

[1] It tells the story of Abdi, a Somali asylum-seeker newly arrived in Glasgow with his young daughter, and of recently widowed Deborah, who has been assigned as mentor to help them settle in.

The novel was selected as the BBC Radio Four Book at Bedtime in April 2013.

Now published by Canongate, Campbell has written eight novels, the most recent being Paper Cup, which follows the journey of homeless woman Kelly.

Karen studied for the Creative Writing master's degree at Glasgow University.