Francesca Ekwuyasi Explained

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

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

Year Book Award Category Result Ref
2020Butter Honey Pig Bread —
Governor General's AwardFiction in English
2021—
CBC Canada Reads—
Lambda Literary AwardLesbian Fiction
ReLit AwardNovel
2022—

Biblio

Notes and References

  1. Jade Nauss, "Francesca Omolara Ekwuyasi moves from Penance to reconciliation". The Coast, November 28, 2019.
  2. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/community/proud-to-shine-2slgbtq-east-coast-pride-1.5650786 "Proud to Shine on the East Coast"
  3. Web site: Meredith . March 8, 2021 . Entertainment: Butter Honey Pig Bread review . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210310070328/https://www.thesuburban.com/arts_and_entertainment/entertainment/entertainment-butter-honey-pig-bread-review/article_c21b8b84-8036-11eb-88b0-d3dacd4ec1b0.html . 2021-03-10 . 2021-10-15 . The Suburban Newspaper . en.
  4. Web site: January 21, 2021 . Roger Mooking thinks Canada Reads will be like 'Reading Rainbow Gladiator' . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210121170018/https://www.cbc.ca/books/canadareads/roger-mooking-thinks-canada-reads-will-be-like-reading-rainbow-gladiator-1.5877728 . 2021-01-21 . 2021-10-15 . CBC Books.
  5. Web site: September 9, 2020 . 14 books make longlist for $100K Scotiabank Giller Prize . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20200908171543/https://www.cbc.ca/books/14-books-make-longlist-for-100k-scotiabank-giller-prize-1.5710960 . 2020-09-08 . 2021-10-15 . CBC Books.
  6. Web site: Current Finalists . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20220613042400/https://lambdaliterary.org/awards/current-finalists/ . June 13, 2022 . 2022-01-30 . Lambda Literary . en.
  7. Web site: ReL 2021 Award . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20221106055840/https://www.cbc.ca/books/susan-sanford-blades-kristyn-dunnion-simina-banu-win-2021-relit-awards-1.6003840 . November 6, 2022 . December 3, 2023.
  8. Web site: Qiao . Vicky . May 28, 2021 . Five Little Indians by Michelle Good wins $60K Amazon First Novel Award . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210528164706/https://www.cbc.ca/books/five-little-indians-by-michelle-good-wins-60k-amazon-first-novel-award-1.6044056 . 2021-05-28 . 2021-10-15 . CBC Books.
  9. Web site: Past GGBooks winners and finalists . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240409123738/https://ggbooks.ca/past-winners-and-finalists . April 9, 2024 . 2021-10-15 . Governor General's Literary Awards . en.
  10. Deborah Dundas, "Writers’ Trust 2022 book award winners collect $270,000 in prizes" . Toronto Star, November 2, 2022.

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