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Born in autumn 1973, Estelle Valls de
Gomis is a professional writer, essayist (a scholar in vampirism she
became a Doctor in 2003, from Toulouse Le Mirail University, with her
doctoral thesis about vampires in literature, lore and culture Le
Vampire au Fil des Siècles) and translator who also,
as an amateur, does illustration, photography and web/graphic design,
all freelance. She also is an emerging publisher who started her own fanzine Le
Calepin Jaune, back in 2003, and entered the world of
professional small publishing in 2007 with her own house, Le Calepin Jaune
Editions, till early 2009.
Her writings were
first published in fanzines, starting in 1998, and then in professional
publishing houses from 1999 on. Her main books are two short-story
collections, Des Roses et Des Monstres (first published by
éditions du CoLibris in 2004 and then in an improved version by
éditions Nuit d'Avril in 2007), Le Cabaret Vert (published by
éditions Nuit d'Avril in 2004 and then in an improved version in
2005), a literary essay derived from her doctoral thesis, Le
Vampire au Fil des Siècles (published by éditions Cheminements in
2005), a novel, Les Gentlemen de l'Etrange (published by Le
Calepin Jaune Editions in 2007 and which she also illustrated and
designed) and a poems, short-stories and photography collection Horizon
Motel a tribute to Jim Morrison (published by Le Calepin Jaune Editions in 2007 for which she
also did the bookdesign). Her newest novel, based on Arthurian legend
and entitled Lancelot ou Le Chevalier Trouble, will be released
in France by Editions Terre de Brume in January 2010.
A self-taught
illustrator and photographer, Estelle has also had illustrations
and photos published in various fanzines and books, having been chosen
by several major French fantastic and fantasy writers to illustrate some of their texts.
Some of her children's books
art has been published in fairy tales books by Fairytale Pop. Her
illustrations of rock-star Bebe Buell have been chosen to be featured in
a documentary about the singer directed by Spanish Company Plural
Entertainment. Estelle's first portfolio Fantaisies Japonisantes
has been published in December 2008 by Le Calepin Jaune Editions and her first art-book Le Boudoir
aux Végétales has been released in France in November 2009 by CDS Editions.
She has been working
for two years as a bookdesigner for Le Calepin Jaune Editions, and since
2003 for the fanzine Le Calepin Jaune. She occasionally builds websites,
personal and on request (so far she's been working for indie publishers
and pin-up girls). Estelle has also been working freelance since 1998 as
a translator for various publishing houses and companies.
She
dwells in the South of France with her fiancé and her dog. Since May 2009
she's been working as a webmaster/webdesigner for a local City Hall.
Contact :
e-mail webmaster[at]estellevallsdegomis.com
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