novelist
/ˈnɒv(ə)lɪst
/noun
A writer of novels.His work connects us to Cocteau, François Mauriac and other French novelists....
- We have several young novelists here who are trying to invent a form to supersede Balzac's.
- This is a tragedy which will supply themes for novelists and poets for centuries.
Synonyms
author, writer of fiction, creative writer, man/woman of letters;
French littérateur
informal penman, scribbler
rare fictionist, fictioneer