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 roi n'a pas sommeil was a finalist for the Prix du Meilleur Roman des lecteurs de Points, a literary award from newspaper Le Point. In 2013, her fourth novel Le Rire du grand blessé was published by Éditions Viviane Hamy. It was a finalist for the 2015 Prix littéraire des jeunes Européens. Coulon was the president of the jury of the 2013 . In 2015, Coulon's fifth novel Le Cœur du pélican was published by Éditions Viviane Hamy. As of 2016, Coulon is completing a thesis on the link between literature and sport. In 2017, her sixth novel, Trois saisons d'orage, was published by Éditions Viviane Hamy. It was awarded the 2017 Prix des libraires. In 2017, Coulon collaborated with video game studio Small Bang. She adapted Homer's epic poem, the Iliad, into a storyline for their video game Diorama. In 2018, Coulon's first poetry collection, Les Ronces, was published by Le Castor Astral. Les Ronces was awarded the 2018 prix Guillaume Apollinaire. It was also awarded the prix Révélation de poésie from the Société des gens de lettres. In March 2018, Coulon participated in the 7th edition of the Paris des Femmes theatre festival at the théâtre des Mathurins