Mary Watson (born 1975 in Cape Town) is a South African author who won the Caine Prize in 2006 for her short story "Jungfrau". Watson is the author of Moss, a collection of short stories published in 2004.
Watson completed her masters degree in creative writing under André Brink at the University of Cape Town. "Jungfrau" originated as part of this 2001 masters thesis. After receiving a second masters degree at the University of Bristol in 2003, she returned to Cape Town to teach film studies while pursuing a PhD. Watson has lived in Galway, Ireland, since 2008.
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