diff --git a/hpack-convert.cabal b/hpack-convert.cabal
--- a/hpack-convert.cabal
+++ b/hpack-convert.cabal
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 -- see: https://github.com/sol/hpack
 
 name:           hpack-convert
-version:        1.0.0
+version:        1.0.1
 synopsis:       Convert Cabal manifests into hpack's package.yamls
 category:       Development
 homepage:       https://github.com/yamadapc/hpack-convert#readme
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@
     ./test/data/hpack.cabal
     ./test/data/hpack.cabal.yaml
     ./test/data/LICENSE
+    ./test/data/quoted-options.cabal
+    ./test/data/quoted-options.cabal.yaml
 
 source-repository head
   type: git
@@ -73,6 +75,7 @@
     , bytestring
     , vector
     , aeson
+    , split
   exposed-modules:
       Hpack.Convert
   other-modules:
@@ -111,6 +114,7 @@
     , bytestring
     , vector
     , aeson
+    , split
   other-modules:
       Hpack
       Hpack.Config
@@ -149,6 +153,7 @@
     , bytestring
     , vector
     , aeson
+    , split
     , hspec == 2.*
     , QuickCheck
     , temporary
diff --git a/src/Hpack/Convert.hs b/src/Hpack/Convert.hs
--- a/src/Hpack/Convert.hs
+++ b/src/Hpack/Convert.hs
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 import           Prelude                               ()
 import           Prelude.Compat
 
+import           Data.List.Split                       (splitOn)
 import           Data.Maybe
 import qualified Data.Version                          as Version
 import qualified Distribution.Compiler                 as Compiler
@@ -36,9 +37,9 @@
             , packageBugReports = nullNothing bugReports
             , packageCategory = nullNothing category
             , packageStability = nullNothing stability
-            , packageAuthor = maybeToList (nullNothing author)
-            , packageMaintainer = maybeToList (nullNothing maintainer)
-            , packageCopyright = maybeToList (nullNothing copyright)
+            , packageAuthor = maybe [] parseCommaSep (nullNothing author)
+            , packageMaintainer = maybe [] parseCommaSep (nullNothing maintainer)
+            , packageCopyright = maybe [] parseCommaSep (nullNothing copyright)
             , packageLicense = Just (show (Cabal.disp license))
             , packageLicenseFile = listToMaybe licenseFiles
             , packageTestedWith =
@@ -69,7 +70,7 @@
 fromPackageDescriptionString :: String -> Either ConvertError Package
 fromPackageDescriptionString pkgStr =
     case Cabal.parsePackageDescription pkgStr of
-        Cabal.ParseFailed e -> Left (ConvertCabalParseError e)
+        Cabal.ParseFailed e  -> Left (ConvertCabalParseError e)
         Cabal.ParseOk _ gpkg -> Right (fromPackageDescription gpkg)
 
 data ConvertError = ConvertCabalParseError Cabal.PError
@@ -199,8 +200,12 @@
             , sectionDefaultExtensions = map (show . Cabal.disp)
                                              defaultExtensions
             , sectionOtherExtensions = map (show . Cabal.disp) otherExtensions
-            , sectionGhcOptions = fromMaybe [] $
-                lookup Compiler.GHC options
+            , sectionGhcOptions = map (\l -> case words l of
+                                              []  -> ""
+                                              [x] -> x
+                                              _   -> ensureQuoted l) $
+                                  fromMaybe [] $
+                                  lookup Compiler.GHC options
             , sectionGhcProfOptions = fromMaybe [] $
                 lookup Compiler.GHC profOptions
             , sectionCppOptions = cppOptions
@@ -276,4 +281,27 @@
 -- See https://github.com/sol/hpack/issues/119
 processDir :: String -> String
 processDir "." = "./."
-processDir d = d
+processDir d   = d
+
+-- | Parse comma separated list, stripping whitespace
+parseCommaSep :: String -> [String]
+parseCommaSep s =
+  -- separate on commas
+  -- strip leading and trailing whitespace
+  fmap trimEnds (splitOn "," s)
+
+-- | Trim leading and trailing whitespace
+trimEnds :: String -> String
+trimEnds = f . f
+  where f = reverse . dropWhile isSpace
+
+ensureQuoted :: String -> String
+ensureQuoted l =
+  if isQuoted l
+    then l
+    else "\"" <> l <> "\""
+
+isQuoted :: String -> Bool
+isQuoted s = testQuote '\'' || testQuote '\"'
+  where
+    testQuote q = head s == q && last s == q
diff --git a/test/data/getopt-generics.cabal.yaml b/test/data/getopt-generics.cabal.yaml
--- a/test/data/getopt-generics.cabal.yaml
+++ b/test/data/getopt-generics.cabal.yaml
@@ -3,8 +3,12 @@
 synopsis: Create command line interfaces with ease
 description: Create command line interfaces with ease
 category: Console, System
-author: Linh Nguyen, Sönke Hahn
-maintainer: linh.nguyen@zalora.com, soenkehahn@gmail.com
+author:
+- Linh Nguyen
+- Sönke Hahn
+maintainer:
+- linh.nguyen@zalora.com
+- soenkehahn@gmail.com
 copyright: Zalora South East Asia Pte Ltd
 license: BSD3
 github: soenkehahn/getopt-generics
diff --git a/test/data/quoted-options.cabal b/test/data/quoted-options.cabal
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/data/quoted-options.cabal
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+name:                cabal-init-minimal
+version:             0.1.0.0
+license:             PublicDomain
+author:              Pedro Tacla Yamada
+maintainer:          tacla.yamada@gmail.com
+build-type:          Simple
+extra-source-files:  ChangeLog.md
+cabal-version:       >=1.10
+
+library
+  build-depends:       base >=4.8 && <4.9
+  hs-source-dirs:      src
+  default-language:    Haskell2010
+  ghc-options: -rtsopts "-with-rtsopts=-N15 -H4G"
diff --git a/test/data/quoted-options.cabal.yaml b/test/data/quoted-options.cabal.yaml
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/data/quoted-options.cabal.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+name: cabal-init-minimal
+version: '0.1.0.0'
+author: Pedro Tacla Yamada
+maintainer: tacla.yamada@gmail.com
+license: PublicDomain
+extra-source-files:
+- ChangeLog.md
+ghc-options:
+- -rtsopts
+- ! '"-with-rtsopts=-N15 -H4G"'
+dependencies:
+- base >=4.8 && <4.9
+library:
+  source-dirs: src