Judith Heneghan (born 11 May 1965)^[1] is a British author of books for children and adults, and a senior lecturer in creative writing at the University of Winchester, England.

Heneghan was born in Hampshire and educated in Southampton and at the University of York. For two years she lived and worked in a community for people with learning differences near Dover; later she worked as a commissioning editor for Hodder, then married a journalist and lived in Kyiv, Moscow and Islamabad before settling in Winchester. She has written over 60 children's fiction and nonfiction books and two novels for adults. She has a doctorate in creative arts from the University of Winchester.^[2][3]

• Books for children (incomplete list):
  • Stonecipher, Andersen, 2005, ISBN 978-1842703656
  • The King of Kites, Evans, 2009, ISBN 978-0237538804
  • Dragon School series:
    • Ruby's So Rude, Wayland (Hachette), 2013, ISBN 978-0750279581
    • Brandon's So Bossy, Wayland, 2013, ISBN 978-0750279598
    • Noah's So Noisy, Wayland, 2013, ISBN 978-0750279604
    • Jasmine's So Fussy, Wayland, 2013, ISBN 978-0750279611
  • Living Leaf: The Story of How Plants Grow and Survive, 2015, ISBN 978-0750287654
  • Love Your Hamster, Wayland, 2013, ISBN 978-0750268943 (School Library Association Children's Choice Award)^[4]
  • Love Your Dog, Wayland, 2013, ISBN 978-0750279437
  • All Kinds of Bodies, Wayland, 2016, ISBN 978-0778768012
  • Get Into Gardening, Wayland, 2016, ISBN 978-0750298469
  • Diver Bill (as Judith Anderson), Matador, 2018, ISBN 978-1789016215
  • Why do People Move Home?, Wayland, 2024, ISBN 9781445187655
• Books for adults:
  • This Is My Home Now (editor), independently published, 2011
  • Snegurochka, Salt, 2019, ISBN 978-1784631741^[5]
  • Birdeye, Salt, 2024, ISBN 9781784633264