Francesca Ekwuyasi
Francesca Ekwuyasi is a Nigerian Canadian writer and director. She is most noted for her debut novel Butter Honey Pig Bread, which was published in 2020. 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.
Francesca Ekwuyasi
- Name
- Francesca Ekwuyasi
- Occupation
- Novelist
- Birthplace
- Lagos, Lagos State, Nigeria
- Education
- Queen's College, Lagos (WASSCE) University of King's College (MFA)
- Born
- 1990 · Lagos.
- Nationality
- Nigeria
- Known for
- Butter Honey Pig Bread
- Honours
- Dayne Ogilvie Prize
- Languages
- English
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Biography
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Her works explores themes of faith, family, queerness, consumption, loneliness, and belonging.
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Francesca Ekwuyasi, recorded as a writer and artist, was born in 1990. The birth is recorded by the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek.
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• Name — Francesca Ekwuyasi • Occupation — Novelist • Years Active — 2020–present • Birthplace — Lagos, Lagos State, Nigeria • Education — Queen's College, Lagos (WASSCE) University of King's College (MFA) • Notable Works — Butter Honey Pig Bread • Genre — Literary fiction • Website — ekwuyasi.com/
Personal life
Personal life
Originally from Lagos, Nigeria, Ekwuyasi is based in Halifax, Nova Scotia. She is queer.
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Place of activity recorded by the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek: Lagos.
Career
Career
Butter Honey Pig Bread was selected for the 2021 edition of Canada Reads, where it was defended by Roger Mooking. The book was longlisted for the 2020 Giller Prize. It was also shortlisted for the 2021 Lambda Literary Award for Lesbian Fiction, the 2021 ReLit Award for Novel, the 2021 Amazon Canada First Novel Award, and the 2020 Governor General's Award for English-language fiction. In 2022, it won the Dayne Ogilvie Prize. In 2023, she collaborated with Roger Mooking on the non-fiction book Curious Sounds: A Dialogue in Three Movements. In addition to her writing, she had an exhibition of papercut art at Halifax's The Khyber in 2019 and has directed short documentary films including Reconcile and Black & Belonging.
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1990
Francesca Ekwuyasi born at Lagos.
Awards
• Year — Book — Award — Category — Result — Ref • 2020 — Butter Honey Pig Bread — Giller Prize — — — Longlisted • Governor General's Award — English-language fiction • 2021 — Amazon Canada First Novel Award — — • Canada Reads — — • Lambda Literary Award — Lesbian Fiction • ReLit Award — Novel • 2022 — Dayne Ogilvie Prize — —
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- 1.Nauss, Jade. Francesca Omolara Ekwuyasi moves from Penance to reconciliation. The Coast. 2019-11-28.
- 2.francesca ekwuyasi Reflects On Her New Book Curious Sounds, Collaborating With Roger Mooking, And Starting A Creative Journey. IN Magazine. 2023-10-26.
- 3.francesca ekwuyasi. University of King's College.
- 4.Francesca Ekwuyasi. Ouida Books.
- 5.Proud to Shine on the East Coast. CBC News. 2020-07-16.
- 6.Meredith. Entertainment: Butter Honey Pig Bread review. The Suburban Newspaper. March 8, 2021.
- 7.Roger Mooking thinks Canada Reads will be like 'Reading Rainbow Gladiator'. CBC Books. January 21, 2021.
- 8.14 books make longlist for $100K Scotiabank Giller Prize. CBC Books. September 9, 2020.
- 9.Lammys Directory: 1988-Present. Lambda Literary.
- 10.38 books shortlisted for 2021 ReLit Awards. CBC Books. 2021-04-19.
- 11.Qiao, Vicky. Five Little Indians by Michelle Good wins $60K Amazon First Novel Award. CBC Books. May 28, 2021.
- 12.Past GGBooks winners and finalists. Governor General's Literary Awards.
- 13.Dundas, Deborah. Writers’ Trust 2022 book award winners collect $270,000 in prizes. Toronto Star. 2022-11-02.
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