Madeleine Ferron (July 24, 1922 – February 27, 2010) was a Canadian writer.
A writer and novelist, she also worked as a government commissioner and radio show host.
She wrote for several magazines, notably Châtelaine and L'actualité.
Ferron tried to analyse lucidly the often obscure emotions of her literary characters.
Her son David Cliche served in the National Assembly of Quebec as a Parti Québécois MNA.