Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index A novelist is an author who writes books of fiction, referred to as novels. The word "novel" is from the Italian word novella which means "new". A novel is an extended fictional work in prose; usually in the form of a story. See international list of novelists See also: novella novel literature Science fiction author Fantasy author Children's author This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.