Francesca Ekwuyasi

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Francesca Ekwuyasi is a Nigerian Canadian writer and artist. [1] She is most noted for her debut novel Butter Honey Pig Bread , which was published in 2020.

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Early life & career

Originally from Lagos, Nigeria, [2] she is currently based in Halifax, Nova Scotia. [1] In addition to her writing, she had an exhibition of paper cutout art at Halifax's The Khyber in 2019, [1] and has directed short documentary films including Reconcile [1] and Black & Belonging . [2]

Butter Honey Pig Bread was selected for the 2021 edition of Canada Reads , where it was defended by celebrity chef Roger Mooking. [3] [4] The book was longlisted for the 2020 Giller Prize, [5] and shortlisted for the 2021 Lambda Literary Award for Lesbian Fiction, [6] the 2021 ReLit Award for Novel, [7] the Amazon.ca First Novel Award [8] and the 2020 Governor General's Award for English fiction. [9] In 2022, it won the Dayne Ogilvie Prize. [10]

Personal details

She identifies as queer. [2]

Awards

YearBookAwardCategoryResultRef
2020 Butter Honey Pig Bread Giller Prize Longlisted [5]
Governor General's Award Fiction in English Shortlisted [9]
2021 Amazon.ca First Novel Award Shortlisted [8]
CBC Canada Reads Nominated [3] [4]
Lambda Literary Award Lesbian Fiction Shortlisted [6]
ReLit Award Novel Shortlisted [7]
2022 Dayne Ogilvie Prize Won [10]

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 "Proud to Shine on the East Coast". CBC News, July 16, 2020.
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