fictionist

[ fik-shuh-nist ]

/ ˈfɪk ʃə nɪst /

a writer of fiction; a novelist or short-story writer.

Origin of fictionist

First recorded in 1820–30; fiction + -ist

It really may be numbered among doubts whether it is possible to exaggerate the dangers into which a fictionist may fall.

Heart |Martin Farquhar Tupper
The fictionist need not heed the scientist's inquiry as to how this daylight would be bottled.

Artificial Light |M. Luckiesh
Need we say that it recites the ancient saw about William James, the fictionist, and his brother Henry, the psychologist.

Unicorns |James Huneker
She was really far better fitted to be the wife of a fictionist than Imogene.

An Ocean Tramp |William McFee

Altogether and inevitably my work as a fictionist sank into an unimportant place.

A Daughter of the Middle Border |Hamlin Garland