Meuleman is a Belgian author, screenwriter and essayist. She writes columns and op-eds for several leading newspapers. 

In 2015, Meuleman published her first novel The Six Lives of Sophie, a layered, character-driven suspense story which received much critical praise and was nominated for the Bronzen Uil, for best literary debut.

In 2018, Find Me Gone, her English debut novel was published by Harper Colins USA to starred reviews.

In 2019 Meuleman’s second novel The Foundling was published, again to critical acclaim.

In 2022 she published Shadowland (Zie mij Graag). With this book she won the Belgian literary prize: the Boekenpanda. In 2024 the book was published as Aimez-moi by Éditions Gallimard in France and Canada with great success. It was reviewed as ‘A brilliant novel’ (La Presse), ‘A rich reflection’ (Les Notes) and ‘A literary bomb’ (Radio Canada). 

Also in 2024, Sarah Meuleman released her first non-fiction book In My Footsteps, a deeply personal story about a long distance hike she repeated after twenty years (more information here).

In March 2026, Meuleman’s The Age of the Amstel (In de schaduw van het Amstel) was launched. This novella takes the reader on an emotional journey through the history of the Amstel Hotel and five generations of women who worked there, all haunted and united by the same dark secret. It is the result of a unique project Meuleman developed in collaboration with the iconic Amstel Hotel in Amsterdam.

Meuleman has worked on several Netflix projects as a creator and screenwriter. She’s currently developing two new concepts with international producers.

Meuleman writes socially engaged columns on culture, technology and language. She created the series Tegenwoordige Tijd for NRC Handelsblad (The Netherlands) and De Standaard (Belgium), she also wrote a duo column Meuleman en Van Essen for De Lage Landen.

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