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List Of Ugandan Writers
This is a list of noted Ugandan writers, born or raised in Uganda, whether living there or overseas, and writing in one of the languages of Uganda. A *Adong Judith (born 1977), playwright *Grace Akello (born 1950), poet, essayist, folklorist and politician *Harriet Anena, short story writer, poet, journalist * Apolo Kagwa (1864–1927), prime minister of Buganda * Monica Arac de Nyeko (born 1979), short story writer, poet and essayist * Asiimwe Deborah GKashugi, playwright * Lillian Aujo, poet, short story writer B *Doreen Baingana (born 1966), short story writer * Bake Robert Tumuhaise (born 1981), novelist *Evangeline Barongo, children's writer * Violet Barungi (born 1943), novelist and editor *Mildred Barya, poet * Jackee Budesta Batanda, short story writer, novelist * Austin Bukenya (born 1944), poet, literary theorist, actor and playwright * Busingye Kabumba (born 1982), lawyer, poet * Bwesigye bwa Mwesigire (born 1987), lawyer, poet, short story writer *Ernest Bazanye, jo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uganda
}), is a landlocked country in East Africa. The country is bordered to the east by Kenya, to the north by South Sudan, to the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, to the south-west by Rwanda, and to the south by Tanzania. The southern part of the country includes a substantial portion of Lake Victoria, shared with Kenya and Tanzania. Uganda is in the African Great Lakes region. Uganda also lies within the Nile basin and has a varied but generally a modified equatorial climate. It has a population of around 49 million, of which 8.5 million live in the capital and largest city of Kampala. Uganda is named after the Buganda kingdom, which encompasses a large portion of the south of the country, including the capital Kampala and whose language Luganda is widely spoken throughout the country. From 1894, the area was ruled as a protectorate by the United Kingdom, which established administrative law across the territory. Uganda gained independence from the UK on 9 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Busingye Kabumba
Busingye Kabumba (born 12 June 1982) is a Ugandan lawyer and poet. He is a Lecturer-in-Law, Human Rights and Peace Centre (HURIPEC), at the Faculty of Law, Makerere University and a Consulting Partner with M/S Development Law Associates.The Illusion of the Ugandan Constitution africlaw.com. Retrieved May 5, 2014.Busingye Kabumba academia.edu. Retrieved May 5, 2014. His poetry collection, "Whispers of My Soul", allafrica.com. Retrieved May 5, 2014. won first prize in the published ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
China Keitetsi
China Keitetsi (born 1976) is a Ugandan activist who has won international renown as a campaigner for the plight of child soldiers. The memoirs of Keitetsi, a former child soldier herself, have been translated into French, German, Japanese, Chinese, Danish, Italian, Spanish, Dutch and other languages. Biography China Keitetsi was born in 1976 in the west of Uganda. Without her mother she spent her first years with her father and his new girlfriend. In 1984, at the age of nine, China ran off with her sister and tried to find her mother but she fell into the hands of the National Resistance Army. China’s early years in Uganda and as a female child soldier showed the sexual assault that girls and women face in times of war and conflict. Kampala fell on 26 January 1986, and Museveni was proclaimed as president, but Uganda remained haunted by civil war. During this period, China Keitetsi worked as a bodyguard for a high-ranking official before joining the Military Police. Several arm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Catherine Samali Kavuma
Catherine Samali Kavuma (born 1960) is a novelist and a prominent Ugandan personality."Interview of Catherine Samali Kavuma by Asmaou Diallo", ''Amina'', March 2003. Biography Catherine Kavuma was born in Nkokonjeru, Uganda and at the age of eight she moved with her family to the UK, where her father was employed by the Uganda Coffee Marketing Board. In the early 1970s, her family moved to Ethiopia. Early life and education Catherine attended Loreto Convent School, Msongari, in Nairobi, Kenya, where she finished secondary education. She then returned to the UK to study, at St. Francis de Sales Convent in Tring, Hertfordshire. In 1980 Ms. Kavuma moved to the United States to study at the State University of New York (SUNY) College at Cortland, where she earned a bachelor's degree in anthropology, specializing in Archeology. During her studies at SUNY, she founded the "Culture Club", an anthropological society aimed at raising funds to invite prominent scholars and speciali ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keturah Kamugasa
Keturah Lydia Kamugasa (died December 20, 2017) was a Uganda }), is a landlocked country in East Africa. The country is bordered to the east by Kenya, to the north by South Sudan, to the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, to the south-west by Rwanda, and to the south by Tanzania. The sou ...n writer and journalist most notable for her weekly column in '' The New Vision ''daily, called "Style with Keturah Kamugasa". She was also the editor of ''Flair'' magazine, New Vision's ''Bride and Groom'' (source flair magazine April 2008 and April 2008 for bride and groom magazine). She died on December 20, 2017, at the age of 50. References 1960s births 2017 deaths Year of birth missing Ugandan journalists Ugandan women writers {{Uganda-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Kagayi
Peter Kagayi is a Ugandan poet,Serubiri Moses"Thought Structures, Deconstructing a Ugandan State of Mind" anotherafrica.net, 14 February 2013. Retrieved 22 November 2016. lawyer monitor.co.ug. Retrieved 22 November 2016. and teacher."'Sound informs mood which in turn informs rhythm.' An Interview with Peter Kagayi" shortstorydayafrica.org. Retrieved 23 November 2016. He is the author of a collection of poems, ''The headline that morning and other poems''.Solomon Kalema [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kabubi Herman
Kabubi Herman is a Ugandan author and poet. He uses the stage name "Slim Emcee "."Meet Slim Emcee Who Evokes Feelings With His Poems" news.ugo.co.ug. Retrieved November 28, 2014"Migration: Hopes of Finding Greener Pasture" africaspeaks4africa.org. Retrieved November 28, 2014 He is poetry teacher, as well as a performance poet."Slim Emcee UG The poet-five-plus-interview" oneqn.net. Retri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moses Isegawa
Moses Isegawa, also known as Sey Wava (born 10 August 1963), is a Ugandan author. He has written novels set against the political turmoil of Uganda, which he left in 1990 for the Netherlands. His debut novel, ''Abyssinian Chronicles'', was first published in Amsterdam in 1998, selling more than 100,000 copies and gaining him widespread national attention. It was also very well reviewed when published in English in the United Kingdom and United States, in 2001. Isegawa became a naturalized Dutch citizen, but he returned to live in Uganda in 2006. Early life and education Sey Wava was born to a middle-class Catholic family in Kampala, Uganda. His parents sent him to good schools, and he attended a Catholic seminary and the University of Makerere.Jacqui Jones, "Traversing the Abyss: Moses Isegawa - ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ife Piankhi
Ife Piankhi is a Uganda-born poet, singer,"Singing for the Heart" startjournal.org. Retrieved 20 November 2014. creative facilitator and educator. She has collaborated with artists such as Keko, Nneka, Mamoud Guinea, Geoff Wilkinson, Michael Franti, Jonzi D, Wynton Marsalis, Floetry , among others. She has toured internationally for the past 30 years visiting Canada, Ghana, Sierra Leone, Zanzibar, Zambia, Romania, Italy, Holland, and USA. While living in London she was a regular on , founded by Henry Bonsu. She has been featured in the documentaries ''500 years later'' by Owen Shahadah and ''Nubian Spirit'' by Louis Buckley which highlig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jessica Horn-Uganda
Jessica Horn (born 1979) is a Ugandan feminist activist, writer, poet,"Jessica Horn" , imow.org. Retrieved 9 December 2014. and technical advisor on "Jessica Horn" africanfeministforum.com. Retrieved 9 December 2014. aljazeera.com. Retrieved 9 December 2014. Her work focuses on women's rights, bodily autonomy and freedom from violence, and African feminist movement building ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arthur Gakwandi
Arthur Gakwandi is a novelist, short story writer and diplomat."Writers are mirrors of society, says Prof Arthur Gakwandi" observer.ug. Retrieved December 3, 2014. He wrote "Kosiya Kifefe","Kosiya Kifefe (by Arthur Gakwandi)" africabookclub.com. Retrieved December 3, 2014. the fifth work of literature written by a Ugandan to feature on the Ugandan syllabus since independence. allafrica.com. Retrieved December 3, 2014. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angella Emurwon
Angella Emurwon is a Ugandan playwright. She won the 2012 International Playwriting Competition first prize in the English as a Second Language category for her play ''Sunflowers Behind A Dirty Fence'',Playwriting Competition 2012 - winners announced bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 16 June 2014.wins BBC global prize observer.ug. Retrieved 16 June 2014. , the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |