Swansea and District Writers’ Circle

Originally from Paris, Sophie Buchaillard is a writer, educator, campaigner, and a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.

Her short stories, poetry and essays have appeared in a wide array of literary magazines and newspapers and explore the themes of identity and connection in response to migration, mental health and trauma.

Her debut novel, This is Not Who We Are (Seren Books), was shortlisted for the Wales Book of the Year 2023, and featured as one of Wales Arts Review top ten novels of 2022.

Assimilation (Honno, 2024) is her second novel.

Sophie lives in Penarth.