Penelope Vincenzi (née Hannaford, 10 April 1939 – 25 February 2018) was a British novelist. She was born in Bournemouth, England.
She wrote 17 novels and 2 collections of stories. Her sales by 2014 amounted to over 7 million copies.
She started work for the Daily Mirror as a secretary, and after a year was working for Marjorie Proops, she knowing of her journalistic ambitions, let her help with research and small tasks.
Vincenzi was also a fashion journalist, she worked for various publications, including the Daily Mirror and Vogue.
Vincenzi died on 25 February 2018, aged 78.