Les Écrivains de marine
The Écrivains de Marine is a French association bringing together twenty writers with knowledge and practice of the sea.
Founded in 2003 by Jean-François Deniau in close partnership with the French Navy, the writers of the Navy in an agreement signed with the Ministry of Defence which undertakes to "collectively serve the navy, promote and preserve the culture and heritage of the sea, and more generally promote the maritime dimension of France".
The members are unanimously co-opted with the approval of the Chief of Staff of the French Navy.
Its members include Erik Orsenna, Jean Raspail et Isabelle Autissier among others.
Peintre de la Marine
Group photo during the reception of Patrice Franceschi as Marine Writer on 10 February 2014 at the
Hôtel de la Marine
in Paris.