Maryse Rouy

Maryse Rouy (born November 4, 1951) is a French-born writer living in Quebec. She has written novels for both adults and young audiences.

She was born in Saint-Laurent-sur-Save and came to Quebec in 1975. She earned a bachelor's degree in teaching and began teaching in primary school. She went on to study at the Université de Montréal, earning a master's degree on the poetry of troubadours.

• Azalaïs - ou, La vie courtoise, novel (1995)
• Jordan et la forteresse assiégée, youth novel (2001)
• Au nom de Compostelle, novel (2003), received the Prix Saint-Pacôme (fr)
• Un Avion dans la nuit, youth novel (2010), received the Prix Saint-Exupéry (fr)
• Les pavés de Carcassonne, novel (2012)
• Meurtre à l'hôtel Despréaux, novel (2014), finalist for an Arthur Ellis Award