Sophie Buchaillard
Novelist, poet and essayist
I write across fiction, poetry and critical essays, exploring how language shapes belonging, how memory travels between generations, and what it means to tell another person’s story.
Based in South Wales, my work moves between personal experience and wider histories, asking questions about identity, migration and the stories through which we understand one another.
Explore the books - Find my essays - Speaking & events
Welcome to my website
In Books, you will find my two novels, This Is Not Who We Are and Assimilation; and my poetry collection, Painting over the cracks. Head there to read about the books, find out what reviewers said, and where you can purchase your copy.
In Writing, you will find a list of my creative essays, collection contributions and some of the critical reviews I published in magazines and newspapers.
In Speaking, you can find out about my past public interventions at festivals, academic conferences, bookshops; and sometimes in a field. Watch me at Hay Festival After Hours and listen to me talk to poet and academic Jane Laugharne. If you are organising an event and looking for a public speaker, chair panel, facilitator or judge for a prize, this is your space.
In About, I tell you a little about myself, my writing process. There you can find some practical info, including a downloadable event bio, CV and a critical review of my body of work.
If you can’t find what you are looking for, then get in touch here.
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