Pauline van de Ven (born 2 January 1956) is a Dutch writer and visual artist.

[1] She made her debut with Uitgeverij Balans in 1997 with the social satire Drijvend Paviljoen and wrote six novels and a number of illustrated stories.

Pauline van de Ven was born and grew up in Houthem, a rural village in South Limburg.

[3] The family with three children lived in Rustenburg in an environment of farmers and fruit growers near the river Geul, but fell apart during the illness and early death of the mother in 1963.

[3] In 1997 she made her debut at Uitgeverij Balans with the social satire Drijvend Paviljoen.