Nicholas Dawson (born 1982) is a Canadian writer from Quebec, most noted for his 2020 book Désormais, ma demeure.Christian Saint-Pierre, "Nicholas Dawson à l’intersection des souffrances". Le Devoir, February 8, 2020.
Biography Born in Viña del Mar, Chile, in 1982 and raised in Montreal, he is an alumnus of the Université du Québec à Montréal."Dawson, Nicholas". L'Île, October 23, 2023. He published his debut poetry collection, La déposition des chemins, in 2010,Jean-François Caron, "Nicholas Dawson : La déposition des chemins". Voir, July 15, 2010. and his debut novel Animitas in 2017.Benoit Migneault, "Animitas". Fugues, August 19, 2021.
Désormais, ma demeure, published in 2020, blended non-fiction essay with elements of poetry and autofiction in its depiction of clinical depression.Mario Cloutier, "Désormais, ma demeure: maison des (re)naissances". La Presse, February 23, 2020. The book was the winner of the 2021 Grand Prix du livre de Montréal,"Le Grand Prix du livre de Montréal remis à Nicholas Dawson". Ici Radio-Canada, November 10, 2021. and of the 2021 Blue Metropolis / Conseil des arts de Montréal Diversity Prize.Levon Sevunts, "Canada’s Blue Metropolis literary festival set for virtual opening". Radio Canada International, April 17, 2021. 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."Suzette Mayr, Iain Reid among finalists for $25K Governor General's Literary Awards". CBC Books, October 25, 2023.
In 2021, he published Nous sommes un continent, a collection of correspondence with writer Karine Rosso.
Dawson, who identifies as queer, served on the jury for the 2023 Dayne Ogilvie Prize.Cassandra Drudi, "Memoir, short story collection, and play named 2023 Dayne Ogilvie Prize finalists". Quill & Quire, September 13, 2023.
He is the brother of writer Caroline Dawson."La complicité culturelle entre Caroline et Nicholas Dawson". Ici Radio-Canada Première, February 14, 2023. In 2026 he published Vida, a book inspired in part by Caroline's death of cancer in 2024.Dominic Tardif, "Quand il rit, Nicholas Dawson pense à Caroline". La Presse, February 7, 2026.
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