Francesca Ekwuyasi
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.
Early life & career
[edit]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
[edit]Awards
[edit]| Year | Book | Award | Category | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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] |
Biblio
[edit]- —— (2020). Butter Honey Pig Bread (hardcover 1st ed.). Arsenal Pulp Press. ISBN 9781551528236.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Jade Nauss, "Francesca Omolara Ekwuyasi moves from Penance to reconciliation" Archived 2020-09-27 at the Wayback Machine. The Coast, November 28, 2019.
- ^ a b c "Proud to Shine on the East Coast" Archived 2022-11-24 at the Wayback Machine. CBC News, July 16, 2020.
- ^ a b Meredith (March 8, 2021). "Entertainment: Butter Honey Pig Bread review". The Suburban Newspaper. Archived from the original on 2021-03-10. Retrieved 2021-10-15.
- ^ a b "Roger Mooking thinks Canada Reads will be like 'Reading Rainbow Gladiator'". CBC Books. January 21, 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-01-21. Retrieved 2021-10-15.
- ^ a b "14 books make longlist for $100K Scotiabank Giller Prize". CBC Books. September 9, 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-09-08. Retrieved 2021-10-15.
- ^ a b "Current Finalists". Lambda Literary. Archived from the original on June 13, 2022. Retrieved 2022-01-30.
- ^ a b "ReL 2021 Award". Archived from the original on November 6, 2022. Retrieved December 3, 2023.
- ^ a b Qiao, Vicky (May 28, 2021). "Five Little Indians by Michelle Good wins $60K Amazon First Novel Award". CBC Books. Archived from the original on 2021-05-28. Retrieved 2021-10-15.
- ^ a b "Past GGBooks winners and finalists". Governor General's Literary Awards. Archived from the original on April 9, 2024. Retrieved 2021-10-15.
- ^ a b Deborah Dundas, "Writers’ Trust 2022 book award winners collect $270,000 in prizes" Archived November 3, 2022, at the Wayback Machine. Toronto Star, November 2, 2022.
- 21st-century Canadian novelists
- 21st-century Canadian artists
- 21st-century Canadian women writers
- Canadian women novelists
- Canadian women artists
- Canadian documentary film directors
- Black Canadian writers
- Black Canadian artists
- Black Canadian women writers
- Black Canadian LGBTQ people
- Canadian LGBTQ artists
- Canadian queer writers
- Canadian queer women
- Canadian LGBTQ novelists
- Writers from Halifax, Nova Scotia
- Writers from Lagos
- Artists from Nova Scotia
- Artists from Lagos
- Nigerian emigrants to Canada
- Living people
- Black Canadian filmmakers
- Queer novelists
- 21st-century Canadian LGBTQ people