{"id":109709,"date":"2025-09-11T15:39:38","date_gmt":"2025-09-11T15:39:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/all-news\/bridgevision-honors-rwandan-african-authors-at-awards"},"modified":"2025-09-11T16:09:49","modified_gmt":"2025-09-11T16:09:49","slug":"bridgevision-honors-rwandan-african-authors-at-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/culture-and-art\/bridgevision-honors-rwandan-african-authors-at-awards","title":{"rendered":"Bridgevision Honors Rwandan African Authors at Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Rwanda. <\/strong><\/span>The five winners of the second edition of the Radiate Rwanda Literary Excellence Awards 2025, are set to be announced on November 7, following a rigorous selection process by a jury of the committee constituted by Rwandan and American personalities in the book industry.<\/p>\n

The literary award is an initiative by Bridgevision, in collaboration with various Rwandan and international institutions, aimed at celebrating exceptional Rwandan and African authors in Kigali.<\/p>\n

The awards honor outstanding storytelling and literary achievement, recognizing writers in five categories: Lifetime Achievement Award, Outstanding Young Rwandan Writer, Outstanding Female Rwandan Writer, Outstanding Male Rwandan Writer, and Outstanding African Writer.<\/p>\n

Author and researcher Yolande Mukagasana was awarded during the event. Courtesy<\/p>\n

Beyond recognition, nurturing African writers<\/p>\n

According to Franc\u0327oise Tuyishime, the Chief Operation Officer at Bridgevision, the initiative came in as an element of solution to the problematic of poor reading and writing culture in Rwanda. The few Rwandan authors operating in Rwanda have not been recognized for their outstanding work.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor instance, before Radiate Rwanda, there has never been a platform that recognized the work of Rwandan authors. We thought that it was time to create an environment where we put a spotlight on the outstanding Rwandan and African authors,\u201d she noted.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs a prestigious literary award open to both Rwandans and Africans, we celebrate the best Rwandan and African authors whose works contribute to the intellectual development, storytelling, as well as safeguarding our history for the future generations of Rwandans and Africans,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Joe E. Sully, the CEO of Bridgevision said that the event is a platform for dialogue with the concerned leaders on the matters within the industry.<\/p>\n

Bridgevision to honour Rwandan, African authors at Radiate Rwanda Awards 2025<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are proud to exhibit Rwanda and Africa impactful books and also create an opportunity for meaningful connections and networking with the whole book\u2019s ecosystem key players,\u201d he noted.<\/p>\n

Beyond recognition, opportunities such as publishing support, mentorship, or distribution channels, are being created to ensure award-winning writers can sustain their craft and reach wider audiences.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe event not only recognizes the best authors but also awards them with a financial prize to support their continued work. The award winners gain a respectable recognition for their work which opened new horizons worldwide considering Bridgevision’s large global network,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n

For example, Sully said that the organization is working closer with last year’s winner, Yolande Mukagasana, to publish and distribute her next book all across Rwanda.<\/p>\n

\u201cWinning the award can bring a lot more opportunities for the participants,\u201d he noted.<\/p>\n

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The CEO believes that literary awards like this can contribute to building a stronger reading and writing culture in Rwanda, especially among the youth since it\u2019s giving one of the best strategies to promote the culture of writing and the ultimate recognition for a writer.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe believe in showing the way forward to the youth. Recognizing, supporting and promoting an excellent writer is one of the best ways to attract young people\u2019s attention to writing as a career path,\u201d said Sully.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are sure that what we do will inspire young people, it will hopefully let them believe that they too can write their stories and be recognized on Rwanda’s biggest stage so far for writers.\u201d<\/p>\n

The jurors roaster includes Francois Nyangezi, Literary Arts and Design Industry Specialist, representing the Ministry of Youth and Arts, Calixte Kabera, Professor and Vice-Chancellor representing East African University, Karlene N. Jennings, Librarian and America\u2019s Regional Public Engagement Director for Central Africa, representing the United States Embassy in Kigali, Jerome Kajuga, Director of Cultura, Social and Human Sciences, representing United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Rwanda and Thomas Ngwabije, Book Industry Promotion Officer, representing Rwanda Cultural Heritage Academy.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur panel of experts are representatives of five respectable Rwandan and international institutions, and we believe that they did an honorable job in selecting and elevating books meant to educate, inform, inspire, challenge, comfort Rwanda and African readers all over the continent. We were fortunate to have these five high caliber judges to pick the winners this year,\u201d said Sully.<\/p>\n\r\n