Nicholas Dawson (writer)

Nicholas Dawson (born February 19, 1982) is a Canadian writer from Quebec, most noted for his 2020 book Désormais, ma demeure.^[1]

Born in Viña del Mar, Chile and raised in Montreal, he is an alumnus of the Université du Québec à Montréal.^[2] He published his debut poetry collection, La déposition des chemins, in 2010,^[3] and his debut novel Animitas in 2017.^[4]

Désormais, ma demeure, published in 2020, blended non-fiction essay with elements of poetry and autofiction in its depiction of clinical depression.^[5] The book was the winner of the 2021 Grand Prix du livre de Montréal,^[6] and of the 2021 Blue Metropolis / Conseil des arts de Montréal Diversity Prize.^[7] House Within a House, an English translation by D. M. Bradford of Désormais, ma demeure, was a finalist for the Governor General's Award for French to English translation at the 2023 Governor General's Awards.^[8]

In 2021 he published Nous sommes un continent, a collection of correspondence with writer Karine Rosso.

Dawson, who identifies as queer,^[6] served on the jury for the 2023 Dayne Ogilvie Prize.^[9]

He is the brother of writer Caroline Dawson.^[10]

References

1. Christian Saint-Pierre, "Nicholas Dawson à l’intersection des souffrances". Le Devoir, February 8, 2020.
2. "Dawson, Nicholas". L'Île, October 23, 2023.
3. Jean-François Caron, "Nicholas Dawson : La déposition des chemins". Voir, July 15, 2010.
4. Benoit Migneault, "Animitas". Fugues, August 19, 2021.
5. Mario Cloutier, "Désormais, ma demeure: maison des (re)naissances". La Presse, February 23, 2020.
6. "Le Grand Prix du livre de Montréal remis à Nicholas Dawson". Ici Radio-Canada, November 10, 2021.
7. Levon Sevunts, "Canada’s Blue Metropolis literary festival set for virtual opening". Radio Canada International, April 17, 2021.
8. "Suzette Mayr, Iain Reid among finalists for $25K Governor General's Literary Awards". CBC Books, October 25, 2023.
9. Cassandra Drudi, "Memoir, short story collection, and play named 2023 Dayne Ogilvie Prize finalists". Quill & Quire, September 13, 2023.
10. "La complicité culturelle entre Caroline et Nicholas Dawson". Ici Radio-Canada Première, February 14, 2023.