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.

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] The book was longlisted for the 2020 Giller Prize, [4] and shortlisted for the 2021 Lambda Literary Award for Lesbian Fiction, [5] the 2021 ReLit Award for fiction, [6] the Amazon.ca First Novel Award [7] and the 2020 Governor General's Award for English fiction. [8] In 2022, it won the Dayne Ogilvie Prize. [9]

She identifies as queer. [2]

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