Daniel Tusiimukye, a first-year student of Makerere University doing a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering has won the continental prestigious literature award, the Daily Express reports.
Tusiimukye was awarded the African Honoree Author’s Award on July 31st in Lonehill, South Africa for his book ‘Golden Arrow,’ a poetry collection that has received a warm audience by literature lovers in Africa.
Born and raised in Rukungiri District in South Western Uganda, Daniel is a poet, author, publisher, and newspaper columnist at the Mt. Kenya Times Newspaper.
The African literature awards staged in South Africa, that take place yearly are aimed at honouring literally works by Africans that are making a change in the continent.
At their fourth rounding this year, 260 authors across the continent were honoured for their keynote novels, motivational books, storybooks and poetry.
Only two Ugandans came with the awards; Daniel Tusiimukye for his poetry book and Kampala Lawyer Rosette Mugidde Wamambe for two of her literally works ‘The Expatriate Wife’ and ‘Did Relinquishing my career mean losing my identity.’ This is indeed a great move for Ugandan literature on a continental level.
Speaking to Daily Express, Tusiimukye says; The book, ‘Golden Arrow:’ The Smell of a bleeding heart, as it’s subtitled, is a collection of poems that are motivated by daily life and realistic experiences, with good reviews and reads in just one year of its publication, it is one of the preferred Ugandan poetry books on Amazon.
Tusiimukye who is also the CEO of the Publishing house- Iconic Publications says he is aiming at empowering young poets, writer so as to develop their writing talents.
“I plan to make a lifelong contribution to the literature world. I have always dreamt of a day when all writers, young and established, can locate with ease, the platform on which to publicize their literary works. With my budding initiative of Iconic Publications, I plan to bring to light the talent of young writers in the world where publishing has remained a mystery to most of them.” He explained.
The ‘Golden Arrow’ book was also nominated for the Mulher Forte Africa Literature Awards in Botswana in 2020.
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An autographed copy of the book goes for UgX. 20,000/– from the author at +256780770913
