Cécile Barlier was born in France and received her master’s degree from the Sorbonne University in Paris. Two of her short stories – Forgetting, and A Gypsy’s Book of Revelation – have been nominated for the Pushcart Prize.

For over two decades, Cécile has lived in the United States, raising two daughters and working alongside her husband Pierre as an entrepreneur. She lives in Lafayette, California.

Two of her short stories – Forgetting, and A Gypsy’s Book of Revelation – have been nominated for the Pushcart Prize. Forgetting is featured in Epiphany’s 30th Anniversary Anthology. Barlier won the 2019 Grace Paley Prize for Short Fiction.

Other work has been widely featured (or is forthcoming) in a variety of literary magazines, including Amarillo Bay, Valparaiso Fiction Review, Crack The Spine and Delmarva Review.