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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.

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] The book was longlisted for the 2020 Giller Prize,[4] and shortlisted for the 2021 Lambda Literary Award for Lesbian Fiction,[5] the 2021 ReLit Award for fiction,[6] the Amazon.ca First Novel Award[7] and the 2020 Governor General's Award for English fiction.[8] In 2022, it won the Dayne Ogilvie Prize.[9]

She identifies as queer.[2]

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