David Clerson (born 1978 in Sherbrooke, Quebec) is a Canadian novelist from Quebec, who won the Grand Prix littéraire Archambault in 2014 for his debut novel Frères."Le Grand Prix littéraire Archambault va à David Clerson". Le Devoir, February 5, 2014. Brothers, the novel's English translation by Katia Grubisic, was published in November 2016 and was a shortlisted finalist for the Governor General's Award for French to English translation at the 2017 Governor General's Awards."Finalists named for 2017 Governor General's Literary Awards". The Globe and Mail, October 4, 2017.
His second novel, En rampant, was published in 2016."David Clerson expose un imaginaire complexe dans «En rampant»". Le Devoir, November 26, 2016.
His third book, Dormir sans tête was published in 2019 and was a shortlisted finalist for the Grand Prix du livre de Montréal. This short story collection was translated by Katia Grubisic under the title To See Out The Night.
In 2023, he published the novel Mon fils ne revint que sept jours.Dominic Tardif, "Jamais sans mon fils". La Presse, February 12, 2023. The novel was adapted by director Yan Giroux for the 2025 film My Son Came Back to Disappear.Alicia Bélanger-Bolduc, "Marie-France Marcotte tourne avec son ancien étudiant dans cette série". 7 Jours, January 16, 2025.
In 2024, he published the novel Les années désertées.
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