Natalie Goldberg (born January 4, 1948)[1] is an American popular author and speaker.

[2] She is best known for a series of books which explore writing as Zen practice.

[3] Goldberg has studied Zen Buddhism for more than thirty years[4] and practiced with Dainin Katagiri Roshi for six years.

[4][5] Goldberg is a teacher who lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

[6][7][8] Her 2013 book, The True Secret of Writing, is a follow-up to that work.