Francesca Ekwuyasi
Francesca Ekwuyasi is a Canadian writer and artist. She is most noted for her debut novel "Butter Honey Pig Bread", which was published in 2020.

Originally from Lagos, Nigeria, she is currently based in Halifax, Nova Scotia. In addition to her writing, she had an exhibition of paper cutout art at Halifax's The Khyber in 2019, and has directed short documentary films including "Reconcile" and "Black & Belonging".

"Butter Honey Pig Bread" was selected for the 2021 edition of "Canada Reads", where it was defended by celebrity chef Roger Mooking. The book was longlisted for the 2020 Giller Prize, and shortlisted for the 2021 Lambda Literary Award for Lesbian Fiction, the 2021 ReLit Award for fiction, the Amazon.ca First Novel Award and the 2020 Governor General's Award for English fiction.

She identifies as queer.
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