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 HER, in 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
Television
Tout ira bien
In development
TV series | Dramatic comedy
Screenwriter
Production Amalga
Literature
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
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
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
Theater
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