Preposition: of

• century: Born in 1901 in Aberdeenshire he is one of the finest Scottish novelists of the twentieth century.

Converse of subject

• write: It is difficult to think of a great novella which has not been written by a great novelist.

Converse of object

• bestsel: She is a historian and archeologist by profession, and is now a bestselling novelist.

• publish: In addition, once every couple of months, I will interview a published novelist to share his or her secrets for success.

• become: One ' unknown " he included was Angela Carter who was later to become a novelist of world stature.

• win: Award winning novelist Zadie Smith, who went to Hampstead School, described comprehensive schools as a microcosm of the world.

• know: Celia Rees Celia Rees, children's novelist best known for Witch Child, Pirates!

• turn: He was an English naval officer turned novelist who settled in Langham Norfolk in 1848.

Adjective modifier

• best-selling: That my nephew was Mark Bradshaw, best-selling novelist?

• first-time: Perhaps it is asking too much of a first-time novelist to do both.

• Prize-winning: William Faulkner on the Web The definitive Internet guide to Nobel Prize-winning novelist William Faulkner.

• aspiring: A generous new literary prize is being launched next month for the cream of Britain's aspiring young novelists.

• prize-winning: Marina Warner is a cultural historian and prize-winning novelist whose work includes Indigo and From the Beast to the Blond.

• Award-winning: Thursday 1st December Award-winning novelist, Anthony Horowitz, will give two readings to LS and Removes pupils.

Noun used with modifier

• selling: You will also have the chance to meet best selling novelist Adele Parks, who will be joining us on the day.

• spy: It was also a beloved place for Alfred Mullings, Nancy Mitford and John le Carré , the spy novelist.

• cult: Atari and Stormfront Studios enlisted the help of cult novelist R.A. Salvatore to give depth to this franchise.

• horror: March will see the final Doctor Who novella by horror novelist Simon Clark.

• debut: In winning the prize, Meg Rosoff had faced stiff competition from fellow debut novelists.

• crime: Is Britain's best crime novelist about to chuck ' proper books ' to become a comic book writer?