Hilde Lindset (born 6 May 1978 in Oslo) is a Norwegian author.
She grew up in Solum in Skien, and holds a cand.philol. degree in literature. She has published two collections of short stories. In 2013, she was the first recipient of the Saabye Christensen Award.
She has been a lecturer in Norwegian language and literature at the Goethe University in Frankfurt, and currently lives in Berlin. She is married to classical composer Marcus Paus, a member of the Paus family.