as one of five finalists for the 2022 Trillium Book Awards. Francis, who is gay, has also worked for the Toronto publications Xtra! and NOW. See also List of Canadian writers List of people from Sarnia Canadian literature References External links Brian Francis Official website Caker Cooking Humour blog 1971 births Living people Canadian gay writers Canadian LGBT novelists Canadian male novelists Canadian writers of young adult literature People from Sarnia Writers from Ontario 21st-century Canadian male writers 21st-century Canadian novelists 21st-century LGBT people Gay novelists