We’re pleased to be sponsoring the third annual AfterWords Literary Festival! It’s a virtual event from Halifax to the world, Sept. 28 - Oct. 3.

This event is presenting SMU alumna Francesca Ekwuyasi MA’16 in conversation with Lee-Anne Poole on Sunday, Oct. 3 at noon AT.

Presented via Zoom, this event is accessible to all, no matter where in the world you are. Tickets are $5, and you can find them here.

Francesca Ekwuyasi is a writer and multidisciplinary artist from Lagos, Nigeria. Her work explores themes of faith, family, queerness, consumption, loneliness, and belonging. Francesca's debut novel, Butter Honey Pig Bread was longlisted for the 2020 Giller Prize, a finalist for CBC's 2021 Canada Reads competition, the 2021 Lambda Literary Award, the 2021 Governor General's Award, the 2021 ReLit awards, and the 2021 Amazon Canada First Novel Award.

Francesca Ekwuyasi's appearance is sponsored by the Saint Mary's University Alumni Office.