Kashana Cauley is an American writer who has worked across television, journalism, and fiction. She is a writer for the Fox animated series The Great North and was formerly a staff writer for The Daily Show with Trevor Noah. Her journalism has appeared in numerous publications including The New York Times as a contributing opinion writer, as well as The Atlantic, Esquire, The New Yorker, Pitchfork, and Rolling Stone. She has also written for Pod Save America on HBO. Cauley published her debut novel The Survivalists in 2023. The novel was longlisted for the 2023 Center for Fiction First Novel Prize, marking significant recognition for her work in fiction.