Sami Camille Basbous Member Member since 2026

Published author, memoir, literary Fiction

Fiction Poetry Nonfiction Visual Art

Sami Basbous is a Montreal-based Lebanese Canadian author, poet, composer, singer-songwriter, and visual artist. He studied at the London Film School and apprenticed with Robert “Bumps” Blackwell in Los Angeles. A three-time recipient of Canada Council for the Arts creation and research grants, Sami published his acclaimed memoir, Heal the Boy, in Lebanon in 2019. He has contributed to the U.S., Canadian, and Lebanese press, and his French poetry booklet, L’Ange à qui l’Homme Apparut, appeared in 1998. Sami has performed and exhibited internationally, and served as musical director for M.A.C. Cosmetics in New York City (2000–2016). He composed, wrote, and produced Martha Wash’s Grammy-nominated album Love & Conflict and released his own indie record, Farewell Beirut O Scarlet Tramp, in 2011. He became editor-in-chief of habibiplz.com in 2023 and served as a board member of ACCM (AIDS Community Care Montreal) in 2025. Sami leads writing workshops at ACCM.

Location:

Montréal, QC

Birthdate:

26 July