Francesca Ekwuyasi

Francesca Ekwuyasi na Nigerian-Canadian raita an artist. Shi dey popula bikos of ha fest novel wey dem kol Butter Honey Pig Bread, wey dem poblish for 2020.

Earli laife an wok

Shi kom fom Lagos, Nigeria, but nau shi dey liv for Halifax, Nova Scotia. Apat from raitin, she don do art exhibition for Halifax The Khyber for 2019, wia shi sho paper cutout art. Shi don dairet shot dokumentary fims lik Reconcile an Black & Belonging.

Butter Honey Pig Bread join for the 2021 edition of Canada Reads, wia celebrity chef Roger Mooking defend am. The book enta longlist for 2020 Giller Prize, an e rish finalist for difren awods lik 2021 Lambda Literary Award for Lesbian Fiction, 2021 ReLit Award for Novel, Amazon.ca First Novel Award, and 2020 Governor General's Award for English Fiction. For 2022, na shi win Dayne Ogilvie Prize.

Personal laife

Plenti pipu sabi am as queer.

Awods
 Year  Book  Award  Category  Result  Ref 2020 Butter Honey Pig Bread  Giller Prize  —   Governor General's Award Fiction in English    2021 Amazon.ca First Novel Award  —    CBC Canada Reads —    Lambda Literary Award Lesbian Fiction   ReLit Award Novel   2022 Dayne Ogilvie Prize  —