Dayne Ogilvie Prize for LGBTQ Emerging Writers
1 appearances
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Edition 16 (2022) Winner
Francesca Ekwuyasi
フランセスカ・エクワイアシ
Furanchesuka Ekwuyasi
Aliases:
Francesca Omolara Ekwuyasi
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- Lagos, Nigeria
- Nationality
- Nigerian Canadian
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Lagos, Nigeria → Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Career
- Occupations
- writer, artist, documentary film director
- Active Years
- 2019-2024
- Affiliations
- University of King's College
- Nominations
- Canada Reads 2021 Nominated
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Giller Prize | Butter Honey Pig Bread | — | Scotiabank Giller Prize | Longlisted |
| 2020 | Governor General's Award | Butter Honey Pig Bread | 英語フィクション | Governor General's Literary Awards | Shortlisted |
| 2021 | Amazon.ca First Novel Award | Butter Honey Pig Bread | — | Amazon.ca | Shortlisted |
| 2021 | Lambda Literary Award | Butter Honey Pig Bread | レズビアン・フィクション | Lambda Literary | Shortlisted |
| 2021 | ReLit Award | Butter Honey Pig Bread | 小説 | — | Shortlisted |
| 2022 | Dayne Ogilvie Prize | Butter Honey Pig Bread | — | Writers' Trust of Canada | Won |
Giller Prize
2020
Work:
Butter Honey Pig Bread
Organization:
Scotiabank Giller Prize
Result:
Longlisted
Governor General's Award
2020
Work:
Butter Honey Pig Bread
Category:
英語フィクション
Organization:
Governor General's Literary Awards
Result:
Shortlisted
Amazon.ca First Novel Award
2021
Work:
Butter Honey Pig Bread
Organization:
Amazon.ca
Result:
Shortlisted
Lambda Literary Award
2021
Work:
Butter Honey Pig Bread
Category:
レズビアン・フィクション
Organization:
Lambda Literary
Result:
Shortlisted
ReLit Award
2021
Work:
Butter Honey Pig Bread
Category:
小説
Result:
Shortlisted
Dayne Ogilvie Prize
2022
Work:
Butter Honey Pig Bread
Organization:
Writers' Trust of Canada
Result:
Won
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Butter Honey Pig Bread
2020 NovelA debut novel exploring faith, family, identity, and love through the lives of three Nigerian-Canadian sisters.
familyfaithqueerimmigration
Bibliography
- Butter Honey Pig Bread (2020)
Translations by Author
- Reconcile (short documentary)
- Black & Belonging (short documentary)
Legacy
An emerging queer writer in the Canadian literary scene, acclaimed for her debut novel and multiple award nominations and wins.
Trivia
- She is queer.