Pierre Samson

Pierre Samson (born 1958) is a Canadian writer. He was born in Montreal, Quebec and settled in Toronto, Ontario in 1995 where he wrote his first novel Messie de Belém. He returned to Montreal and published a second novel entitled Un garçon de compagnie (A boy of Company). All his novels have been published by Editions Les Herbes Rouges.

With Richard Blaimert, he is the screenwriter of the Radio-Canada television show Cover Girl (2005). He is a regular contributor to Montreal newspaper Le Devoir.

Works Messie de Belém, 1995, novel Un garçon de compagnie, Les Herbes rouges, 1997, novel Il était une fois une ville, Les Herbes rouges, 1999 novel Alibi, Leméac, 2001, essay Catastrophes, Les Herbes rouges, 2007, novel Arabaseques, Les Herbes rouges, 2010, novel Lettres crues : Théâtre épistolaire de la littérature à l'époque des médias sociaux, L'Ouvroir, 2012, letters La maison des pluies, Les Herbes rouges, 2012, novel L'œil de cuivre, Les Herbes rouges, 2014, novel

Honours 1998 – Governor General's Awards, finalist for Un garçon de compagnie 2000 – Governor General's Awards, finalist for Il était une fois une ville 2001 – The academy's prize for Il était une fois une ville 2008 – Prix littéraire des collégiens (College Literary Award) for Catastrophes 2013 – Grand Prix du livre de Montréal (Montreal Grand Prize for books) for La maison des pluies