Wayson Choy (; April 20, 1939 – April 28, 2019) was a Canadian novelist. Choy wrote the award-winning book "The Jade Peony" (1995). The novel's sequel, "All That Matters", was published in 2004. His memoir "Paper Shadows: A Chinatown Childhood" (1999), won the 2000 Edna Staebler Award for Creative Non-Fiction. In 2005, Choy was made a member of the Order of Canada.