List of Rwandan writers


This is a list of Rwandan writers.
WriterBirth YearDeath YearBrief DescriptionNotes
Amata Giramata1996AlivePoet, feminist, writer and activist
Maggy CorreaFrench-language autobiographical writer
Edouard Gasarabwe1938AliveNovelist and folklorist
Immaculée Ilibagiza1972AliveAutobiographical and religious writer
Alexis Kagame19121981Priest, scholar and writer
Fred Mfuranzima1997AliveRwandan writer, peace activist
Eugénie Musayidire1952AliveWriter of the German Mein Stein spricht, covering the Rwandan genocide
Yolande Mukagasana1954AliveFrench-language autobiographical writer
J. Savério Nayigiziki19151984Educator, translator and writer
Joseph Ndwaniye1962AliveNurse, writer
Cyprien Rugamba19351994Poet, composer and scholar
Dorcy Rugamba1969AliveAuthor, actor, dancer, and stage director
Benjamin Sehene1959AliveNovelist and non-fiction writer
Marie Béatrice Umutesi1959AliveSociologist. French-language autobiographical writer