Brian Francis is the author of the nonfiction title Missed Connections (2021), and the novels Fruit, Natural Order, and Break in Case of Emergency, which was a finalist for a Governor General’s Literary Award. He was a finalist for the Dayne Ogilvie Prize for LGBTQ Emerging Writers in 2008. His most recent work, Box 4901 (co-created with Rob Kempson), premiered at Buddies in Bad Times Theatre in 2020 to sold-out audiences. Francis lives in Toronto.