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Sophie Bienvenu

Writer

Sophie Bienvenu is an author and screenwriter. Her first novel, ET AU PIRE, ON SE MARIERA (La mèche, 2011), also brought to the big screen by Léa Pool in 2017, won her the Arcades de Bologna prize, the Prix du premier roman de Chambéry and was a finalist for the 2013 edition of the Prix littéraire des collégiens. She has published the novels CHERCHER SAM (2014, SEARCHING SAM by Talonbooks in 2020) and AUTOUR D’ELLE (2016, finalist for the Prix des Libraires du Québec), translated into English by Talonbooks (AROUND HERin 2018). CHERCHER SAM was published in German by Ullstein-Verlag in 2020.

She likes: pitbulls, feminism, Montréal, UFC, get tattooed and wearing her boyfriend’s cloths. She hates pineapple but she is really fine with the fact that you like it.

Filmography

Around her (Autour d'elle)

In development

Feature film (adapation of her novel "Autour d'elle")
Screewriter
Production Amalga

Searching Sam (Chercher Sam)

In development

Feature film (novel adaptation)
Screenwriter
Production : Les Productrices Associées

Faits Divers (working title)

In development

Feature film
Screenwriter
Production : Caramel Films

Et au pire, on se mariera

2017

Feature film
Co-screenwriter with Léa Pool
Lyla Films

Tout ira bien

In development

TV series | Dramatic comedy
Screenwriter
Production Amalga

Traverser l’autoroute

2020

Graphic novel
Author | Illustrated by Julie Rocheleau
La Pastèque Editions

La Princesse qui voulait devenir générale

2017

Children’s literature
Author | Illustrated by Camille Pomerlo
Les Éditions de La Bagnole

Awards

Official selection Prix Tamarac de la forêt de la lecture 2019

Around her (Autour d'elle)

2016

Novel
Le Cheval d'août éditeur

Searching Sam (Chercher Sam)

2014

Novel
Le Cheval d’août éditeur

Quelques heures avant la fin, ou le potentiel de Juliette

2014

Short story published in the collective Nu
Éditions Québec-Amérique

Et au pire on se mariera

2011

Novel
Éditions La Mèche, 2011/Éditions Noir sur Blanc (Collection Notabilia), 2013

Awards

Arcades de Bologne Price - 2013
Runner up, prix Littéraire des collégiens – 2013
Runner up, prix des Lecteurs émergents - 2013
Preliminary list, prix des libraires - 2013

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2009

Teen 13 shorts stories
Éditions de La Courte échelle

Patch

2008

Short story
Tempus Fugit, Makuramis (Lyon, France)

Lucien le chien

2007

Collection of stories
Éditions du Septentrion

Et au pire on se mariera

2014-2015

Theatrical adaptation
Author | Directed and adapted by Nicolas Gendron
Performed by Kim Despatis
Stage manager: Mélanie Primeau
Concept: Leticia Hamaoui, Joëlle Harbec & Joe Pelletier Production: Exlibris