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Maud Simonnot (born 1979) is a French writer and editor.
Biography
[edit]She was born in Semur-en-Auxois in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.[1] She holds a BA in Art History and an MA in Publishing from Paris-Sorbonne University, as well as a PhD in Literature specializing in the history of publishing.[2][3]
Appointed as an editor for the Collection Blanche at Gallimard in 2012, she is also a member of the Gallimard Editions' Reading Committee.[4][5]
In June 2023, she left Gallimard to join Éditions du Seuil. She became the director of French fiction.[6][7]
At the beginning of 2025, she launched a new collection, Le Bar de la Sirène.[8]
Publications
[edit]She is the author of several acclaimed books, including works of fiction and non-fiction.[9]
- La Nuit pour adresse (Gallimard, 2017) - a life of the publisher Robert McAlmon, winner of the Prix Valery Larbaud
- L'Enfant céleste (novel), nominated for the Prix Goncourt des lycéens 2020
- L'Heure des oiseaux (novel), winner of the EU Prize for Literature.[10]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Val-d'Oise. Rencontre littéraire à Pontoise : Maud Simonnot invitée chez Lettre et merveilles". Actu (La Gazette Val-d-Oise) (in French). October 22, 2021.
- ↑ "Maud Simonnot, l'art et la matière". Livres Hebdo. May 13, 2016.
- ↑ "Maud Simonnot". Livres Hebdo. September 12, 2019.
- ↑ "Maud Simonnot, l'art et la matière". Livres Hebdo (in French). May 13, 2016. Retrieved September 17, 2025.
- ↑ "Salon du Livre : comment Gallimard peut se rajeunir". France Inter (in French). February 23, 2015. Retrieved September 17, 2025.
- ↑ "La directrice de la NRF passe chez un concurrent, le Seuil". Le Figaro. June 27, 2023.
- ↑ "Maud Simonnot rejoint les éditions du Seuil". Livres Hebdo. June 27, 2023.
- ↑ "Éditrice au Seuil, "à la base, je voulais ouvrir un bar"". Actuallité. January 28, 2025.
- ↑ "Maud Simonnot, lauréate du prix Jean Freustié 2023". Livres Hebdo (in French). Retrieved 2024-04-08.
- ↑ "Maud Simonnot | EU Prize for Literature". euprizeliterature.eu. Retrieved 2024-04-08.
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