List of Rwandan writers explained

This is a list of Rwandan writers.

Writer	Birth Year	Death Year	Brief Description	Notes
Amata Giramata	1996	Alive	Poet, feminist, writer and activist
Maggy Correa			French-language autobiographical writer	^[1]
Edouard Gasarabwe	1938	Alive	Novelist and folklorist	^[2]
Immaculée Ilibagiza	1972	Alive	Autobiographical and religious writer
Alexis Kagame	1912	1981	Priest, scholar and writer	^[3] ^[4]
Fred Mfuranzima	1997	Alive	Rwandan writer, peace activist	^[5]
Eugénie Musayidire	1952	Alive	Writer of the German Mein Stein spricht (1999), covering the Rwandan genocide
Yolande Mukagasana	1954	Alive	French-language autobiographical writer	^[6]
J. Savério Nayigiziki	1915	1984	Educator, translator and writer
Joseph Ndwaniye	1962	Alive	Nurse, writer	^[7]
Cyprien Rugumba	1935	1994	Poet, composer and scholar
Benjamin Sehene	1959	Alive	Novelist and non-fiction writer
Marie Béatrice Umutesi	1959	Alive	Sociologist. French-language autobiographical writer	^[8]

See also

• List of African writers by country
• List of Rwandans

Notes and References

1. Web site: Translated from the original French language. Archived from the original on 21 December 2012 . Maggy Correa: An author from Rwanda, Writing In French . 3 May 2001 . . 9 June 2020 . The University of Western Australia . Perth.
2. Book: Encyclopedia of African Literature . Routledge . 2002 . Simon Gikandi . 978-0-415-23019-3.
3. Book: Who's who in African Literature: Biographies, Works, Commentaries . 1972 . Janheinz Jahn, Ulla Schild & Almut Nordmann Seiler . Horst Erdmann Verlag . 978-3-7711-0153-4.
4. Book: The Companion to African Literatures . James Currey & Indiana University Press . Douglas Killam & Ruth Rowe . 0-253-33633-3 . 2000.
5. Web site: 2021-04-07. Young author on using books to promote peace building. 2021-09-11. The New Times Rwanda. en.
6. Web site: 14 December 2000 . 9 June 2020 . Yolande Mukagasana: An Author from Rwanda writing in French . . The University of Western Australia . Translated from the original French language. Archived from the original on 10 May 2013 . Perth.
7. Web site: Ecrivainsbelges.be . Profile of Joseph Ndwaniye . 2011 . AEB Association of Belgian French-language Writers . 10 June 2020 . Brussels . Translated from the original French Language.
8. Web site: Marie Béatrice Umutes: An author from Rwanda writing in French . . The University of Western Australia . The University of Western Australia . 13 June 2000 . 10 June 2020 . Perth . Translated from the original French language on 16 December 2012.