Cécile Coulon
Cécile Coulon (born 13 June 1990) is a French novelist, poet and short story writer. As of 2020, she has published seven novels, two poetry collections and one short story collection. She has been awarded the Prix des libraires (2017) and the prix Guillaume Apollinaire (2018) Early life and education Coulon was born on 13 June 1990 in Saint-Saturnin, Puy-de-Dôme. She wrote her first novel at age 16, while she was still a student. Coulon passed the baccalauréat, with the cinema option. After taking a Hypokhâgne and a Khâgne course, she pursued studies in Modern Literature at Blaise Pascal University in Clermont-Ferrand. Career In 2007, Coulon's first novel, entitled Le Voleur de vie, was published by Éditions Revoir. In 2010, her second novel Méfiez-vous des enfants sages was published by Éditions Viviane Hamy. In 2012, her third novel Le roi n'a pas sommeil was published by Éditions Viviane Hamy. It was awarded the , a prize created that same year by France Culture and Le Nouvel Observateur. It also won the Prix Coup de foudre at Vendanges Littéraires in Rivesaltes. It was also a finalist for the prix France Culture-Télérama at the Salon du Livre de Paris. In 2014, Le