François Gravel (born October 4, 1951) is a Canadian writer from Quebec.

[1] This book is available in an English translation titled "Colonel Parkinson in Charge: A Wry Reflection on My Incurable Illness" (House of Anansi Press, 2023), translated by Shelley Pomerance.

[14] Gravel won the French Mr. Christie's Book Award in 1991 for Zamboni,[15] and in 2001 for David et le fantôme in conjunction with illustrator Pierre Pratt.

[16] Gravel and Pratt won the French TD Canadian Children's Literature Award in 2006 for David et le salon funéraire.

[17] His adult novel Adieu, Betty Crocker was a competing title in the 2014 edition of Le Combat des livres, where it was defended by actress Pauline Martin.