| Monique Corriveau | |
| Birth Date: | 6 September 1927 |
| Birth Place: | Quebec City, Quebec, Canada |
| Birth Name: | Monique Chouinard |
| Death Place: | Quebec City, Quebec, Canada |
| Genre: | youth fiction |
Monique Corriveau (September 6, 1927 - June 29, 1976) was an award-winning Canadian writer living in Quebec. She mainly published books for young people.[1]
The daughter of, a lawyer, and Bernadette Rouillard, she was born Monique Chouinard in Quebec City. Her sister Suzanne Martel was also a writer. She studied with the Ursulines of Quebec, at St. Joseph's College in Toronto and at the Université Laval.[1]
Corriveau began writing science fiction during the 1970s. Her Compagnon du soleil trilogy is considered by some to be her best work in this genre.
In 1951, she married Bernard Corriveau, a notary; the couple had ten children, including animator and artist Thomas Corriveau.
She received a number of awards for her work including:
Corriveau died of cancer in Quebec City at the age of 48.[2]
A library named after her was established in Sainte-Foy, now part of Quebec City.[3]