Caroline Dawson (1979 – May 19, 2024) was a Chilean-born Canadian writer, whose debut novel Là où je me terre was published in 2020. [1]
Born in Valparaíso, Chile, she moved to Montreal, Quebec, in 1986 with her family as refugees from the dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet. [2] She was the sister of writer Nicholas Dawson. [3]
Dawson studied sociology at the Université de Montréal, and then taught sociology courses at Cégep Édouard-Montpetit.
Dawson died of bone cancer on May 19, 2024, at the age of 45. [4]
Là où je me terre, an autofiction about her own journey as an immigrant, was published in November 2020. [1]
The novel was defended by Michel Marc Bouchard in the 2021 edition of Le Combat des livres, [5] and was the winner of the Prix littéraire des collégiens in 2022. [6]
In 2023 she published the poetry collection Ce qui est tu, [7] and in 2024 she published the children's book Partir de loin. [2]
And the Andes Disappeared, an English translation by Anita Anand of Là où je me terre, was published in 2023 by Book*hug, [8] and was shortlisted for the 2024 Amazon.ca First Novel Award. [9]
In May 2024, the French division of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation announced the creation of the Prix Caroline-Dawson, a literary award to honour works by emerging writers. [10]
Caroline Dawson (1979 – May 19, 2024) was a Chilean-born Canadian writer, whose debut novel Là où je me terre was published in 2020. [1]
Born in Valparaíso, Chile, she moved to Montreal, Quebec, in 1986 with her family as refugees from the dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet. [2] She was the sister of writer Nicholas Dawson. [3]
Dawson studied sociology at the Université de Montréal, and then taught sociology courses at Cégep Édouard-Montpetit.
Dawson died of bone cancer on May 19, 2024, at the age of 45. [4]
Là où je me terre, an autofiction about her own journey as an immigrant, was published in November 2020. [1]
The novel was defended by Michel Marc Bouchard in the 2021 edition of Le Combat des livres, [5] and was the winner of the Prix littéraire des collégiens in 2022. [6]
In 2023 she published the poetry collection Ce qui est tu, [7] and in 2024 she published the children's book Partir de loin. [2]
And the Andes Disappeared, an English translation by Anita Anand of Là où je me terre, was published in 2023 by Book*hug, [8] and was shortlisted for the 2024 Amazon.ca First Novel Award. [9]
In May 2024, the French division of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation announced the creation of the Prix Caroline-Dawson, a literary award to honour works by emerging writers. [10]