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Samantha Bailly
Samantha Bailly during the Imaginales in 2016
Samantha Bailly during the Imaginales in 2016
Born (1988-11-16) November 16, 1988 (age 35)
OccupationNovelist
LanguageFrench
GenreFantasy

Contemporary Children’s literature

Manga
Notable worksSouvenirs perdus (English: Lost Memories) Series

Au-delà de l'oraison (English: Beyond Prayer) Series

Nos âmes jumelles (English: Our Twin Souls) Series
Notable awardsPrix Imaginales des Lycéens

Samantha Bailly, born on 16th November 1988, is a French author, scriptwriter and videographer. She was the president of La Charte des auteurs et des illustrateurs jeunesses (English: The Charter of Children's Authors and Illustrators), from 2017 to 2019, and the president of La Ligue des auteurs professionnels (English: The professional authors’ association), from 2018 to 2021. She is the cofounder of Parenthèse, a location that combines sustainable tourism and creativity in the Orléans forest.

Biography

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At the end of literary studies course, Samantha Bailly obtained a master’s degree in comparative literature and a master’s in applied letters in editorial techniques and professional writing[1]. In addition to her studies, she works for the studio game company Ubisoft[2].

Her first novel La Langue du silence (English: The language of silence) was re-released by the Editions Bragelonne under the title Oraisons (English: Prayers). It received the Imaginales des lycéens prize in 2012 and the Jeunesse Marais Page 2011 prize[3].

As an author of fantasy, realistic contemporary novels, fairy tales, and manga and films scripts, she traverses all the genres that challenge her imagination. Her major project is creating a fresco of works on her generation and its relationship to reality. In 2014, the novel Les Stagiaires (English: The Interns) was released; its rights were sold to cinema. Then in 2017 and 2018, À Duration Determiné (English: For a Fixed-Term) and Indeterminés (English: Undetermined) were released by the publishing house JC Lattés.[1].

Samantha Bailly attempts to decipher, through fiction, the mechanisms of “Generation Y”, which are the people who are born approximately between the early 1980s and the late 1990s[1].

She wrote the script for the manga series Alchimia, which was published by Pika Edition[4], in addition to various scenarios for video games.

In Autumn 2018, she announced her decision to become a “hybrid author”; she experimented with self-publication and independent digital marketing for her work, La Marelle (English: Hopscotch), without leaving traditional publishing for her works already in circuit[5]. She explained her approach when interviewed by the press, “I have observed that, like all authors, income is decreasing. And that digital publishing allows for a beneficial additional income[6].” However, even before the book was published, this initiative brought upon a barrage of criticism from French publishers and booksellers on social media, with one forum comparing it to a “witch hunt” due to the apparent sexist element[7].

She eventually won her case with other self-published authors. From 15th September 2020, these authors benefit from social security in the same way their colleagues who work with publishers do[8].

In 2021, she co-founded Parenthèse, a location which combines sustainable tourism and creativity in the Orléans forest[9]. Taking over an old, abandoned campsite, she and her husband replanted 2000 trees, a permaculture garden, and a forest garden[10]. Parenthèse offers creative retreats and residencies. The tiny houses are customised by artists and writers such Mona Chollet, Mathou, Pénélope Bagieu and Marie Spénale.

At the same time, she joined the video game studio [2.21] as a narrative designer. She is working on the reboot of the 90s’ cult game Little Big Adventure, alongside Frédérick Raynal[11].

YouTube

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In 2016, Samantha Bailly launched a YouTube channel[12] which addresses very targeted themes around writing, such as: how to structure your story, how sending your manuscript to publishers works, and even what it’s like to make a living from writing in France[13]. Going against the grain of the French publishing world, she defends the profession of a literary agent, the intermediary between the author and their publishers[14],[15].

In March 2019, she begins a series of vlogs with Anne-Fleur Multon[16], during which they present the writing sessions of their novel, C'est pas ma faute (English: It’s not my fault), which was published on 12th March 2020.

La couronne mortuaire en papier est accompagnée d'un message écrit en blanc sur fond bleu : "Pas d'auteurs, pas de livres."
Text in picture: No Authors, No Books Funeral wreath during the Book of Tomorrow funeral, a satirical event of the #PayeTonAuteur movement, in July 2018 at the Jardin du Palais-Royal[17].

On 24 th May 2017, she was elected to be the president of La Charte des auteurs et des illustrateurs jeunesse (English: The Charter of Children's Authors and Illustrators)[18]. Being very committed to the defence of author’s rights, she led the #PayeTonAuteur (English: #PayYourAuthor) and #AuteursEnColère (English: #AngryAuthors) movements on social media from March 2018[19],[20].

On 6 th September 2018, at the Maison de Balzac (English: Balzac’s House) she participated in the founding of La Ligue des auteurs professionnels (English: The professional authors’ association), working together with the Charter and les États généraux de la Bande dessinée (English: The Estates General of Comics)[21]. It was an unprecedented gathering of all the people who are paid in royalties (professionals in fiction and non-fiction writing, illustration and translation) without the distinction of literary genres, notoriety and income. The association believes that “it is an urgent matter to make the changes that will save a profession in great danger[22]”. Samantha became the president, assisted by Marie-Aude Murail as the vice-president author, Denis Bajram as the vice-president illustrator, with the support of Tatiana de Rosnay and Joann Sfar , who were respectively the honorary presidents.[23]. The French Screenwriters Guild welcomed the creation of the association in a press release the same day[24].

In 2020, she was heavily involved as the professional authors’ association’s president for the implementation of the Racine repost, which advocates for the creation of a genuine professional status for artist-authors[25],[26],[27].

In March 2021, the Minister of Culture, Roselyne Bachelot, ruled out the political choice of creating a professional status[28]. Following this, Samantha Bailly expressed herself in a long column in favour of artist-authors, a column in which she explained resigning from all of her positions (notably from the professional authors’ association and the board of directors of the CNL) in reaction to the inadequacy of the government’s actions[29].

Her voluntary commitment to her profession’s social rights continues through the association, Ce qui nous lie (English: What binds us), with the aim to build innovative creative residencies.

Works

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Souvenirs perdus (English: Lost Memories) Series

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  1. Étrangère (English: Foreigner), Syros, 2014
  2. Cendres (English: Ashes), Syros, 2014
  3. Pluie (English: Rain), Syros, 2015

Au-delà de l'oraison (English : Beyond Prayer) Series

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  1. La Langue du silence (English: The Language of Silence), Mille Saisons, 2009
    Samantha Bailly during the Imaginales 2012
  2. La Chute des étoiles (English: Starfall), Mille Saisons, 2010
  3. Oraisons - L'Intégrale (English: Prayers, complete), Bragelonne, 2013

Les Stagiaires (English: The Interns) Series

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  1. Les Stagiaires (English: The Interns), Milady, 2014
  2. À durée déterminée (English: For a Fixed-Term), JC Lattès, 2017
  3. Indéterminés (English: Undetermined), JC Lattès, 2018

Nos âmes jumelles (English: Our Twin Souls) Series

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  1. Nos âmes jumelles (English: Our Twin Souls), Rageot, 2015
  2. Nos âmes rebelles (English: Our Rebellious Souls), Rageot, 2016
  3. Nos âmes plurielles (English: Our plural souls), Rageot, 2017

Standalone Novels

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  • Lignes de vie (English: Lifelines), Volpilière, 2010
  • Ce qui nous lie (English: What binds us), Milady, 2013
  • À pile ou face (English: Flip a coin), Rageot, 2013
  • Métamorphoses (English: Metamorphosis), Bragelonne, 2014
  • La Marelle (English: Hopscotch), autopublication, 2018
  • C'est pas ma faute (English: It’s not my fault), Pocket Jeunesse, 2020, Anne-Fleur Multon and Samantha Bailly

Fairy Tales

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  • La Princesse au bol enchanté (English: The Princess with the Enchanted Bowl), nobi nobi !, 2012
  • Kotori, le chant du moineau (English: Kotori, the song of the sparrow), nobi nobi !, 2013

Mangas

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Practical

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  • Stagiaires, le guide de survie !: Sois stage et tais-toi... (English: Interns, the survival guide!: Be an intern and shut up...), Éditions Larousse, 2016

Notes and references

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  1. ^ a b c "L'auteur – Samantha Bailly". samantha-bailly.com (in French). Retrieved 2018-04-17..
  2. ^ "Samantha Bailly évoque Might & Magic Heroes VI avec nous - Elbakin.net". www.elbakin.net (in French). Retrieved 2024-01-03.
  3. ^ "See in Livres Hebdo".
  4. ^ "Nouvelle création manga". Pika Editions (in French). 2016. Retrieved 2018-04-17..
  5. ^ "La Marelle : point d'étape – Samantha Bailly" (in French). Retrieved 2019-02-26..
  6. ^ "« Autoédition: les auteurs "contraints de trouver d'autres revenus"". actualitte.com. 2018-10-11.
  7. ^ Sophie Lombard (2018-10-15). "Samantha Bailly, sorcière". actualitte.com (in French). Retrieved 2019-02-27..
  8. ^ Corre, Maëlle Le (2020-09-15). "Le milieu de l'autoédition gagne son indépendance face à la toute-puissante édition traditionnelle". Slate.fr (in French). Retrieved 2020-09-30.
  9. ^ "Vivons heureux, vivons cachés : chez les jeunes entrepreneurs, l'appel de la cabane". Le Monde.fr (in French). 2022-02-11. Retrieved 2022-12-29.
  10. ^ "Le concept – Parenthèse, location tiny house Orléans". www.parenthese-tinyhouse.fr. Retrieved 2022-12-29.
  11. ^ "Little Big Adventure : la franchise culte revient sur PC et consoles, premiers détails !". Jeuxvideo.com (in French). Retrieved 2022-12-29.
  12. ^ "Samantha Bailly". YouTube (in French). Retrieved 2018-04-17.
  13. ^ "3 chaînes YouTube riches en conseils d'écriture". madmoiZelle.com (in French). 2016-11-15. Retrieved 2018-04-17.
  14. ^ Samantha Bailly (2017-04-04). "Pourquoi je suis représentée par un agent littéraire | Samantha Bailly". Retrieved 2018-08-16.
  15. ^ La rédaction (2017-04-24). "Samantha Bailly : pourquoi j'ai choisi de travailler avec un agent littéraire". Actualitté (in French). Retrieved 2018-08-16.
  16. ^ Samantha Bailly (2019-03-10). "VLOG - ÉCRIRE À 4 MAINS". Retrieved 2020-08-16.
  17. ^ Nicolas Gary (2018-07-05). "Le livre de demain est mort : mise en terre ce 9 juillet". Actualitté (in French). Retrieved 2018-08-17.
  18. ^ Fred Ricou (2017-05-24). "Samantha Bailly, nouvelle présidente de la Charte". Actualitté (in French). Retrieved 2018-04-17.
  19. ^ Marine Ditta (2018-03-05). "#PayeTonAuteur : sur les réseaux sociaux, la révolte gronde contre le Salon du Livre de Paris". SudOuest.fr (in French). Retrieved 2018-04-17.
  20. ^ Barbara Fasseur (2018-06-22). "Artistes auteurs en colère : littérature et productivité sont incompatibles". Actualitté (in French). Retrieved 2018-08-16.
  21. ^ Hervé Hugueny (2018-09-06). "Des écrivains et des organisations se fédèrent dans une Ligue des auteurs professionnels". Livres Hebdo (in French). Retrieved 2018-09-08.
  22. ^ "Ligue.auteurs.pro ▹ Ligue des auteurs professionnels". Ligue des auteurs professionnels (in French). Retrieved 2018-09-08.
  23. ^ Nicolas Gary (2018-09-06). "Fondation de la Ligue des auteurs professionnels : créer est un métier". Actualitté (in French). Retrieved 2018-09-08.
  24. ^ Guilde français des scénaristes (2018-09-06). "La Guilde salue la création de la Ligue des auteurs professionnels". Twitter (in French): 1. Retrieved 2018-09-08.
  25. ^ "Rapport Racine : pour les artistes et auteurs, 23 mesures prometteuses... qu'il faut concrétiser". www.telerama.fr (in French). 2020-01-24. Retrieved 2023-05-28.
  26. ^ "Le rapport Racine, très attendu par les auteurs de BD, propose 23 recommandations pour améliorer la situation des "artistes-auteurs"". ActuaLitté.com (in French). Retrieved 2022-12-29.
  27. ^ "Rapport Racine :« Nous en appelons à l'intervention de l'Etat pour donner aux créateurs des conditions plus justes et dignes »". Le Monde.fr (in French). 2020-02-13. Retrieved 2022-12-29.
  28. ^ "Le rapport Racine, enterré six pieds sous terre". www.telerama.fr (in French). 2021-03-15. Retrieved 2022-12-29.
  29. ^ ""Et pourtant, sans ambiguïté, créer est aussi un travail", Samantha Bailly". ActuaLitté.com (in French). Retrieved 2022-12-29.
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