Carolin Emcke (born 18 August 1967) is a German author and journalist who worked for Der Spiegel from 1998 to 2006, often writing from areas of conflicts.
In 2008 she published Stumme Gewalt ("Mute force") in memory of Alfred Herrhausen, who was murdered by the Red Army Faction in 1989.
In 2013 she published her autobiography, How We Desire (German: Wie wir begehren).
She was awarded the Friedenspreis des Deutschen Buchhandels in 2016.