Dame Rosemary Jane Tremain is an English novelist and short story writer. She has received numerous prestigious literary awards throughout her career, including the Giles Cooper Award in 1984, the James Tait Black Memorial Prize in 1992, the Whitbread Award in 1999, and the Orange Prize in 2008. In addition to her work as a writer, Tremain has served as Chancellor of the University of East Anglia.