Kate Gordon is an Australian writer of young adult fiction.

Prior to writing, she has worked as a librarian and bookseller, specialising in children's and young adult books.

[2] In 2010, her first novel was published by Allen & Unwin, entitled Three Things About Daisy Blue, the twentieth and final novel in the Girlfriend Fiction series.

[4] Unlike her first novel, Thyla is a paranormal fiction, set in Hobart, Tasmania and its surroundings.

It was inspired by a visit to the Cascades Female Factory historical site, and also a story written for her by her father about a thylacine named Tessa.