1. Writers or authors who practice metafiction; those who create works that self-consciously reflect on or comment on their own fictional nature, narrative techniques, or the act of storytelling itself.
Usage: Plural form of metafictionist; Literary criticism and creative writing contexts; Often used in academic discussions of contemporary literature

Examples

• Metafictionists like David Foster Wallace deliberately break the fourth wall in their novels.
• Contemporary metafictionists often question the reliability of narrators and the nature of storytelling.
• The workshop focused on how metafictionists use self-aware techniques to engage readers.
• Many postmodern metafictionists challenge traditional narrative structures.
• Italo Calvino and Jorge Luis Borges are considered pioneering metafictionists of the 20th century.
• Metafictionists frequently remind readers that they are reading a constructed story, not reality.