Giedra Radvilavičiūtė

Giedra Radvilavičiūtė (g. 1960 m. Panevėžyje) – Lietuvos prozininkė, eseistė.

1983 m. baigė lituanistiką Vilniaus universitete ir mokytojavo provincijoje. 1986 m. persikėlė į Vilnių, ilgą laiką dirbo redakcijose. 1994–1997 m. su šeima gyveno Čikagoje, ten būdama, kartu su vyru kalbininku Giedriu Subačiumi išleido Čikagos Newberry bibliotekos lituanistinių ir prūsistinių knygų iki 1882 m. katalogą.
Debiutavo kaip apsakymų rašytoja 1986 m., tačiau tikrasis žingsnis į lietuvių literatūrą prasidėjo 1999 m., kai kultūrinėje spaudoje pradėjo skelbti esė. 2002 m. penkios esė paskelbtos kolektyviniame esė rinkinyje „Siužetą siūlau nušauti“. 2004 m. išėjo atskira esė rinktinė „Suplanuotos akimirkos“.

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