Matthieu Simard
Writer
Matthieu Simard loves writing novels, but hates writing his own biography. In a bio, he usually just lists his novels, published by Éditions Stanké (Échecs amoureux et autres niaiseries, Ça sent la coupe, Douce moitié and Llouis qui tombe tout seul), and feels bad saying that they’ve all been impressively successful.
Occasionally, he mentions that he was born in Montreal in 1974, and that his favorite themes are relationships, loneliness and mental health.
He also talks about the screenwriting projects he’s undertaken in recent years, which are still in progress, including the script for a feature film inspired by Ça sent la coupe.
He usually stops there, not knowing what else to say. Fortunately, for some time now, he has also been able to highlight the publication of the Pavel children’s series, published by éditions de la Courte échelle, whose first episode, Plus vivant que toutes les pornstars réunies, was a finalist at the 2009 Governor General’s Awards. He was delighted.
For all questions relating to the audiovisual rights of Matthieu Simard’s novels, please contact Claude Girard : [email protected]
Literature
Une fille pas trop poussiéreuse
October 2019
Author – Novel
Stanké Editions
Les écrivements
2018
Novel
Alto Editions
Winner of the 2019 Prix littéraire France-Québec
Les libraires conseillent : November 2018 selection
The country will bring us no peace (Ici, ailleurs)
2017
Novel
Alto Editions
First selection Prix France-Québec 2018
What Child is This
2014
Short story, published in the collective «Des nouvelles du père»
Québec-Amérique Editions
Dans ma face mon amour
2014
Short story, published in the collective "NU"
Québec-Amérique Editions
Croquez dans ma pomme d’Adam
2011
Short story, published in the collective « Cherchez la femme »
Québec-Amérique Editions
La licorne en short shorts rouges
2011
Short story, published in the collective "Amour et libertinage"
Éditions des 400 coups
Pavel
2008-2009 (reissued 2012)
13 short novels
Éditions de la courte échelle
Governor General's Award finalist in the category "Young People's Literature - Text" for the first episode - 2009
Selected by Communication-Jeunesse for all episodes - 2009 & 2010
Young Readers Award, Mercier-Hochelaga-Maisonneuve librairies "É-lisez-moi" contest - 2011
Contribution to Revue Moebius
2007
Short story
L’univers c’est des culottes de filles - Revue Moebius no 113 : La trentaine
Llouis qui tombe tout seul
2006
Novel
Stanké Editions
Nominated for the Grand prix littéraire Archambault - 2008
Contribution to Urbania website
2005-2009
Multi-genre writings published on website
Je ne voulais pas te déranger - Urbania no 27 - Story - 2010
Fable de l’Hôpital psychiatrique Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine - Urbania no 20 - Short story - 2008
Tu peux frencher un gars à Memphis - Urbania no 17 - Chronicle - 2007
Huit choses que j’ai apprises sur les filles en lisant des photoromans - Urbania no 16 - Photo-story - 2007
On était wild. On avait peur de rien - Urbania no 09 – Short story – 2005
Le hockey c’t’un sport de moumounes - Urbania no 08 - Short story - 2005
Douce moitié
2005
Novel
Stanké Editions
Ça sent la coupe
2004
Novel
Stanké Editions
Nominated for Grand prix littéraire Archambault – 2006
Échecs amoureux et autres niaiseries
2004
Novel sketches
Stanké Editions
Filmography
Ça sent la coupe
2017
Feature film
Writer-screenwriter
Director: Patrice Sauvé
Production: Outsiders Films
Distribution: Seville Picture
Premiere - opening Les Rendez-vous du cinéma québécois February 22, 2017
Other mentions
Jury member of the Governor General's Literary Awards, category "Youth - texts"
2012
Creator, screenwriter and co-director for TV series "Musée Eden" website
2010
Gémeaux Award for Best Website, Drama TV series
2010
Teacher at INIS
Boomerang Grand Prize
2010
Numix Award
2011
Guest of Honor at Salon du livre de l'Outaouais
2009
Jury member for Robert-Cliche Award
2009
Numerous presentations and lectures in high schools and libraries
2006 à 2009