Sam Riviere

Sam Riviere
Born	1981 (age 43–44)
Occupation	Poet, author
Language	English
Alma mater	University of East Anglia
Notable awards	Eric Gregory Award (2009)

Sam Riviere (born 1981) is an English poet, author and publisher. ^{[1] [2]}

Education and career

Riviere was educated at Norwich School of Art and Design and completed a PhD in Creative Writing at the University of East Anglia in 2013. ^[3] While at art school, Riviere played drums in indie band Le Tetsuo. ^[4]

He won an Eric Gregory Award in 2009, ^[5] and the Forward Prize for Best First Collection in 2012 for 81 Austerities. ^[6]

Since 2015 he has run the independent press If a Leaf Falls Press in Edinburgh, ^[7] which "publishes limited-edition pamphlets, typically of appropriated or procedural writing". ^[8]

In 2021, Riviere published his first novel, Dead Souls, to critical acclaim from NPR, The Guardian, The New York Times, and The Washington Post. ^{[9] [10] [11] [12]}

Awards

• 2009 Eric Gregory Award
• 2012 Forward Prize for Best First Collection

Bibliography

Poetry

• Faber New Poets 7 (Faber & Faber, 2010)
• 81 Austerities (Faber & Faber, 2012)
• Standard Twin Fantasy (Egg Box Publishing, 2014)
• Kim Kardashian's Marriage (Faber & Faber, 2015)
• Cont. (If a Leaf Falls Press, 2015)
• The Truth About Cats & Dogs with Joe Dunthorne (Visual Editions, 2016)
• Preferences (If a Leaf Falls Press, 2016)
• True Colours (After Hours, 2016)
• Safe Mode (Test Centre, 2017)
• Darken PDF (Spam Press, 2018)
• Old Poem (A6 Books, 2019)
• Pink Dogs (AFV Press, 2020)
• After Fame (Faber & Faber, 2020)
• Conflicted Copy (Faber & Faber, 2024)
• Mirrors for Princes (After Hours, 2025)

Fiction

• Dead Souls (Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2021)

References

1. "Sam Riviere". Poetry International Rotterdam. Archived from the original on 25 October 2014. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
2. "If a Leaf Falls Press : Sam Riviere". samriviere.com. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
3. "Creative Writing alumni P-R and published works". University of East Anglia .
4. Lester, Paul (11 November 2009). "New band of the day – No 667: Le Tetsuo". The Guardian. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
5. "Sam Riviere". Faber and Faber . Retrieved 18 October 2014.
6. Flood, Alison (1 October 2012). "Jorie Graham takes 2012 Forward prize". The Guardian. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
7. "If a Leaf Falls Press : Sam Riviere". samriviere.com. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
8. "If A Leaf Falls Press". www.swimmersclub.co.uk. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
9. Meyer, Lily (18 May 2021). "'Dead Souls' Is A Smart Book, In Some Ways A Good One — Also, It's Unreadable". NPR. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
10. Litt, Toby (19 May 2021). "Dead Souls by Sam Riviere review – a brilliantly entertaining debut". The Guardian. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
11. Illingworth, Dustin (18 May 2021). "You Say Plagiarism. I Say Provocation". The New York Times. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
12. Charles, Ron (17 May 2021). "Review | 'Dead Souls' is a witty, sharp, cruel critique of literary culture. But it's not for everyone". Washington Post. Retrieved 4 November 2023.