Bvute scoops Pride of Africa award
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- 03 Aug 2022
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China-Based Zimbabwean author Ashton Bvute is over the moon after scooping the Pride of Africa Asia Pacific Young Author award last Friday in Guangzhou, China.
Most of Bvute’s writings major on social, cultural and political contemporary issues affecting Africans, Zimbabweans, in particular.
The elated Bvute said the award meant a lot to him as an author.
“Winning the Young Author Award was a fantastic experience and it has reinvigorated the zeal to work on other publications,” he said.
Bvute is optimistic that the award will help to expose his previous projects and even draw more readers to his future projects.
“I believe this award will also build my credibility as an author and also inspire other budding authors to work hard. They are people or organisations out there who can recognise and appreciate our work. The feeling of challenging myself and to add my voice to the concerns of humanity forced me to be a purposeful person who tried to put a mark on this generation through writing,” he said.
As an author in a foreign land, Bvute said among the challenges he faces included fear and lack of time. Read More…
