There were and are many such authors.
JRR Tolkien, the brothers Grimm, JK Rowling etc
Claus Stamm has written: 'The very special badgers' -- subject(s): Folklore 'Three strong women' -- subject(s): Accessible book, Folklore, Tales, Fairy tales
Keven McQueen has written: 'Forgotten tales of Kentucky' -- subject(s): Tales, Legends, Folklore 'Offbeat Kentuckians' -- subject(s): Biography, Eccentrics and eccentricities, History 'Murder in Old Kentucky' 'Forgotten tales of Indiana' -- subject(s): Tales, Legends, Folklore 'Strange tales of crime and murder in southern Indiana' -- subject(s): Murder, History, Case studies
Mary Umah Baldeh has written: 'Gambian Fula stories' -- subject- s -: Folklore, Fula - African people -, Tales
Vernon O. Giffin has written: 'The witch of Hooker Hollow and more folklore' -- subject(s): Legends, Tales 'The wreath'
A changling is often referred to as an elf, fairy, or troll that was left in place of a human child. These were often depicted in old folk tales for children that had come down with horrible diseases.
Davis Pratt has written: 'Magic animals of Japan' -- subject(s): Animals, Folklore, Tales 'Magic animals of Japan' -- subject(s): Tales, Animals, Folklore
One notable writer known for fanciful tales of magi and folklore is the Brothers Grimm. Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm collected and wrote down numerous fairy tales from European oral traditions, including stories like "Cinderella," "Snow White," and "Rapunzel."
Matija Valjavac has written: 'The magic ring' -- subject(s): Fairy tales, Folklore
Alice M. Terada has written: 'The magic crocodile and other folktales from Indonesia' -- subject(s): Tales, Folklore
Eleanor Brockett has written: 'Persian fairy tales' -- subject(s): Fairy tales, Tales, Folklore 'Turkish fairy tales' -- subject(s): Fairy tales, Folklore, Tales
Ethel Johnston Phelps has written: 'Tatterhood and other tales' -- subject(s): Tales, Fairy tales, Folklore, Norwegian fairy tales, Norwegian folklore
Benson Olayide Salami has written: 'Opitan Agba' -- subject(s): Folklore, Yoruba (African people), Tales '\\' -- subject(s): Tales, Folklore 'Ancient African tales' -- subject(s): Tales, Folklore
Pleasant DeSpain has written: 'The mystery artist' -- subject(s): Artists, Fiction, Individuality, Mice 'Tales of insects' -- subject(s): Folklore, Insects, Tales 'Twenty two splendid tales to tell, from around the world' -- subject(s): Tales, Folklore 'Tales to frighten and delight' -- subject(s): Folklore, Supernatural, Tales 'Eleven Turtle Tales (World Storytelling)' 'The dancing turtle' -- subject(s): Folklore 'Tales of cats' -- subject(s): Cats, Folklore, Tales 'Tales of Wisdom and Justice (Books of Nine Lives)' 'Thirty-three multicultural tales to tell' -- subject(s): Folklore, Tales 'Pleasant journeys' -- subject(s): Folklore, Tales 'Tales of Tricksters (The Books of Nine Lives, 1)' 'The emerald lizard' -- subject(s): Bilingual, Folklore, Spanish language materials, Tales, Translations into Spanish 'Tales of holidays' -- subject(s): Folklore, Holidays, Tales 'Sweet Land of Story' 'Eleven nature tales' -- subject(s): Collections, Folklore, Storytelling, Tales
There were and are many such authors.JRR Tolkien, the brothers Grimm, JK Rowling etc
Ray Hicks has written: 'The Jack tales' -- subject(s): Folklore, Tales
Moura Budberg has written: 'Russian fairy tales' -- subject- s -: Fairy tales, Folklore, Tales
Phyllis Savory has written: 'Zulu fireside tales' -- subject(s): Folklore, Tales, Zulu (African people), Zulu Tales 'Congo fireside tales' -- subject(s): Tales 'Matabele fireside tales' 'Fireside tales from the North' -- subject(s): Folklore, Tales 'Gerard Bhengu, Zulu artist' 'The song of the golden birds' -- subject(s): Bantu Tales, Bantu-speaking peoples, Folklore, Tales 'Bantu folk tales from Southern Africa' -- subject(s): Bantu-speaking peoples, Folklore, Tales 'Swazi fireside tales' -- subject(s): Folklore, Swazi (African people), Tales