Françoiz Breut is the stage name of Françoise Breut, a French illustrator and chanteuse of moody and melancholic pop. Breut got involved with music when her then-fiancé, French pop star Dominique A, asked her to contribute vocals on three songs of his 1993 album, Si Je Connais Harry. He then wrote and arranged most of the songs for her eponymous debut album. She has also collaborated with Yann Tiersen, Louise Attaque, and Calexico. She lives in Brussels, Belgium.
François Cavanna was a French author and satirical newspaper editor.
Jean-Claude Vannier is a French musician, composer and arranger. Vannier has composed music, written lyrics, and produced albums for many singers.
Jean-Paul Dubois is a French journalist and author. He won the Prix Goncourt in 2019 for Tous les hommes n'habitent pas le monde de la même façon, a novel told from the perspective of a prisoner looking back on life. The jury compared Dubois to John Irving and William Boyd, who wrote books that were both popular and critical successes.
Ariel Kenig is a French writer. He was born to a French mother and a Polish father, grew up in a Parisian suburb, and discovered literature when he was 17.
Marie-Aude Murail is a French writer. She is best known for her numerous children and teen novels that go over a wide range of subjects including blended families, self-identification, mental health and serious illnesses. Her books span first-grade reading to young adult fiction, and include slice of life drama and comedy, detective novels and thrillers, fantasy and historical novels.
Olivier Adam is a French author and screenwriter. His debut novel Je vais bien, ne t’en fais pas was adapted into the eponym film. He also writes books for young adults, among them La messe anniversaire. Adam won the 2004 Prix Goncourt de la Nouvelle for Passer l'hiver.
Carl Norac is a Walloon Belgian author of children's books and poetry.
Florence Seyvos is a French novelist, and screenwriter. Her films have been successful in French and in English.
Guillaume Le Touze is a French writer.
Jean Joubert was a French novelist, short story writer, and poet.
Agnès Desarthe is a French novelist, children's writer and translator.
Florence Noiville, a French author and journalist, is a long time staff writer for Le Monde and editor of foreign fiction for Le Monde des Livres, the literary supplement of Le Monde.
Claire Castillon, born May 25, 1975, in Boulogne-Billancourt (France), is a French writer. She writes novels, short stories and children's books.
Julia Billet is a French writer, novelist, author of short stories and poetry.
Jakuta Alikavazovic is a French writer. Her debut novel Corps volatils was awarded the prix Goncourt du premier roman. In 2021, her latest novel Night As It Falls was published in the United Kingdom by Faber & Faber.
Valérie Zenatti is a French writer, translator and screenwriter.
Claude Ponticelli, known as Claude Ponti, was born on November 22, 1948, in Lunéville. He is a children's author and illustrator. His books are known for lush visual design and illustrations, alongside imaginative and poetic stories, showcasing Claude Ponti's skills as an iconic and complete artist, with a unique and distinctive universe.
Grégoire Solotareff is a French artist, writer and illustrator of children's books. Solotareff practiced as a doctor from 1978 to 1985, before beginning his career as an illustrator with Hatier. The publication of his Loulou series from 1989 marked a turning point in his career, showcasing the bold lines and flat primary colours, inspired by Matisse and Van Gogh, that he would become known for. Loulou has sold over a million copies worldwide, but was only translated into English for the first time in 2017.
Satomi Ichikawa is a Japanese children's literature illustrator and author who has lived in Paris since 1971. She has illustrated more than seventy picture books in over a dozen languages, but is best known for creating the Nora series (1986–1994) and for illustrating the You Are My I Love You collection written by Maryann Cusimano Love.
