Beata Umubyeyi Mairesse

Beata Umubyeyi Mairesse was born in Butare, Rwanda, in 1979. She arrived in France in 1994 after surviving the Tutsi genocide. Her first novel, "Tous tes enfants dispersés" (Autrement, 2019; J’ai lu, 2021), received the Prix des cinq continents de la Francophonie, and "Consolée," her second book (Autrement, 2022; J’ai lu, 2024), won the Kourouma Prize. She has also published short stories, poetry, and a children's album. Beata Umubyeyi Mairesse lives in Bordeaux and is invited to the Poetik Bazar for the release of her poetry collection "Culbuter le malheur" (Mémoire d’encrier, 2024).