Un siècle d'écrivains ("a century of writers") was a French series of television documentary films aired on France 3 between 1995 and 2001.
A total of 257 documentaries were made, each focusing on a writer active during the 20th century.
The series was initiated by France 3's program director Jean-Pierre Cottet in the spring of 1994.
Each episode was independently produced by different production companies and directors, restricted to a running time of 52 minutes.
The series ended with a special episode about Antoine Chuquet, an imaginary writer made up by the producers.