French fantasy writers

François-Marie Arouet (; 21 November 169430 May 1778), known by his pen name Voltaire (, ; ), was a French Enlightenment writer, philosopher (philosophe), satirist, and historian. Famous for his wit and his criticism of Christianity (especially of the Catholic Church) and of slavery, Voltaire was an advocate of freedom of speech, freedom of religion, and separation of church and state.

French writer (1828–1905)

French novelist and playwright (1799–1850)

French writer and dramatist (1802–1870)

French writer and aviator (1900–1944)

French writer (1844–1924)

French novelist (1821–1880)

French writer (1850-1893)

French writer and filmmaker (1889–1963)

French author (1628-1703)

French tragedian (1606–1684)

French writer, archaeologist and historian (1803–1870)

Argentine writer (1914–1984)

French poet, dramatist, novelist, journalist, and art and literary critic (1811–1872)

French poet (1524-1585)

12th century French poet and trouvère

French novelist, essayist, diplomat and playwright (1882–1944)

French author and journalist (1868–1927)

French writer (1804-1857)

French writer (1808-1889)

Swiss writer (1887-1961)

French writer (1902–1967)

French author (1780–1844)

French comics author (1938–2012)

French painter, poet and writer (1899–1984)

French writer (1910-2007)

French historian and writer, a member of the Encyclopediste movement (1723-1799)

French orientalist, numismatist and translator (1646–1715)

French writer

French writer (1803-1875)

French writer (1886-1962)

French writer (1867–1905)

French author (1240–1305)

French writer, screenwriter, actor and painter (1938-1997)

French writer

French novelist and dramatist 1817-1887

French scholar and poet from Lorris (1200–1238)

French writer and French navy officer (1876-1957)

Belgian writer (1856–1940)

French writer (1829-1871)

French poet

French Symbolist poet and novelist (1855–1906)

thumb|300px|right|Woodburytype of [[Émile Erckmann and Alexandre Chatrian circa 1875]] Erckmann-Chatrian was the name used by French authors Émile Erckmann (1822–1899) and Alexandre Chatrian (1826–1890), nearly all of whose works were jointly written.

French comics writer, novelist, and comics studies scholar (born 1956)

French writer (1885–1969)

French writer

French writer (1875-1939)

French writer, poet, opera librettist, and playwright (1871–1937)

French writer (1822-1899)

French writer

Belgian writer (1923–2006)

French writer (1857–1908)

French writer (1826–1890)

French writer (1945- )

French journalist and novelist

novelist

French writer

French writer

French science fiction writer

French novelist