Francesca Ekwuyasi
Canadian writer and artist
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Francesca Ekwuyasi is a Nigerian Canadian writer and director.[1][2] She is most noted for her debut novel Butter Honey Pig Bread, which was published in 2020.
University of King's College (MFA)
Francesca Ekwuyasi | |
|---|---|
| Born | Lagos, Lagos State, Nigeria |
| Education | Queen's College, Lagos (WASSCE) University of King's College (MFA) |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Writing career | |
| Years active | 2020–present |
| Genre | Literary fiction |
| Notable work | Butter Honey Pig Bread |
| Notable awards | Dayne Ogilvie Prize 2022 |
| Website | ekwuyasi |
Ekwuyasi is also a mentor in the Master of Fine Arts in Fiction program at the University of King's College in Halifax, Nova Scotia.[3] Her works explores themes of faith, family, queerness, consumption, loneliness, and belonging.[4]
Personal life
Career
Butter Honey Pig Bread was selected for the 2021 edition of Canada Reads, where it was defended by Roger Mooking.[6][7] The book was longlisted for the 2020 Giller Prize.[8] It was also shortlisted for the 2021 Lambda Literary Award for Lesbian Fiction,[9] the 2021 ReLit Award for Novel,[10] the 2021 Amazon Canada First Novel Award,[11] and the 2020 Governor General's Award for English-language fiction.[12] In 2022, it won the Dayne Ogilvie Prize.[13]
In 2023, she collaborated with Roger Mooking on the non-fiction book Curious Sounds: A Dialogue in Three Movements.[2]
In addition to her writing, she had an exhibition of papercut art at Halifax's The Khyber in 2019[1] and has directed short documentary films including Reconcile[1] and Black & Belonging.[5]
Awards
| Year | Book | Award | Category | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Butter Honey Pig Bread | Giller Prize | — | Longlisted | [8] |
| Governor General's Award | English-language fiction | Shortlisted | [12] | ||
| 2021 | Amazon Canada First Novel Award | — | Shortlisted | [11] | |
| Canada Reads | — | Nominated | [6][7] | ||
| Lambda Literary Award | Lesbian Fiction | Shortlisted | [9] | ||
| ReLit Award | Novel | Shortlisted | [10] | ||
| 2022 | Dayne Ogilvie Prize | — | Won | [13] |
Biblio
- —— (2020). Butter Honey Pig Bread. Arsenal Pulp Press. ISBN 9781551528236.
- ——; Mooking, Roger (2023). Curious Sounds: A Dialogue in Three Movements. Arsenal Pulp Press. ISBN 978-1-55152-929-5.
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