Steve Mwase won The Voice Achievers Award: Outstanding African Writer Award. The award will be presented on October 22 and 23, 2015, in The Netherlands.
"Mr. Mwase, you were a unanimous choice because of your tremendous contributions to the development, advancement and general awareness as a writer from Africa, blending your new cultural environment, the Netherlands with your African heritage, exposing the beauty of Africa. You are an exemplary leader and a rare breed of excellence whose quality of character and sincerity of purpose places you on the platform of a role model and a mentor to African youths."
The Achievers Voice Award Committee wrote in their letter to Mr. Mwase on 4 September 2015.
STEVE MWASE was born in the district of Busoga in Uganda. He joined the army in 1979, as a cadet officer following the fall of Uganda's renown dictator, Idi Amin Dada, and served in the army for fifteen years. In 1995, Steve relocated to The Netherlands where he developed a career as a writer. His first novel, LIFE AFTER A DICTATOR, was published in 2011. DUNIA is his second novel. He is currently working on a third novel, Exodus.
We at Cactus Rain Publishing are extremely proud to be witness to Steve's success.
To learn more about The Voice Achievers Award, look at this:
When Paul Fenton stops for breakfast in a small town, he gets more than he bargained for in the process.
When two-hundred-year-old human remains are discovered on one of Neptune's moons, Earth's history falls into question.
Emily's husband persuades her to try thalidomide to ease her symptoms as she is unaware of the devastating effects.
Who is the women's shelter bomber? Melissa Ryan suspects that her husband knows.
Further developments with the Wilder family.
A hidden past shakes the O'Donovan family to its core
A swirl of emotion and choice, set in Cape Town, South Africa
Love is a constant, but it comes at a price.
When the road ahead is unclear, sometimes you have to rely on trust.
The struggle between good and evil is ages old. It gets all the more complicated when the good guys aren't all good and the bad guys have redeeming qualities.
Story of a land mothering two races of people – the light-skinned and the dark-skinned.
A gifted Ukrainian ballerina comes into possession of a mysteriously coded address book.
Six passengers' lives change for better or worse after they arrive in Honiton.
Resilience and love in a harsh and unforgiving age
Kathryn's Beach
High Tide
Storm Surge
wow! Congrats from the Southern tip of Africa, Steve :)
ReplyDeleteSo proud!
All the best,
Gail Gilbride
I feel extremely proud to share this achievement with my publisher, Cactus Rain Publishing (CRP) for having spotted my talent and their input. My special thanks go to the acquisition editor, Nadine Laman, with whom CRP is capable of registering many more award wining authors, worldwide.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations! Well done.
ReplyDeleteI wish to thank all fellows that shared in my achievement of African Writer Award 2015. Please accept my appreciation on this Thanksgiving Day.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations, Steve!
ReplyDeleteAs days turn into hours for another belt of Age, I wish the staff of CRP and its authors all the best.
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