Susan Hawthorne (born 30 November 1951) is an Australian writer, poet, political commentator and publisher.[1] Together with Renate Klein, she is co-founder and director of Spinifex Press,[2] a leading independent feminist publisher that celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2016 in Melbourne with a festival of radical feminism.[3] She and Klein were named winners of the George Robertson Award, which recognises publishers with 30 years or more service to publishing.[4]