Category: Uganda
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Jahazi Press Acquires Mahmood Mamdani’s New Essay Collection
Nairobi-based independent publisher Jahazi Press has announced the acquisition of the East African publication rights for Mahmood Mamdani’s latest work, Slow Poison: Idi Amin, Yoweri Museveni, and the Making of the Ugandan State. The book, originally published by Harvard University Press’s Belknap Press in October 2025, challenges the simplistic narrative that Uganda’s troubles originated solely…
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Book Digest: Esther Karin Mngodo, Serubiri Moses, Tochi Onyebuchi, Christopher John Farley
Our regular Book Digest segment spotlights new books by Esther Karin Mngodo, Serubiri Moses, Tochi Onyebuchi, and Christopher John Farley. The Witness of Nina Mvungi by Esther Karin Mngodo Publisher: Hanging Loose PressDate: December 1, 2025Genre: FictionLanguage: English (translated from Kiswahili)Where to find it: Itasca Books Esther Karin Mngodo Esther Karin Mngodo was born in…
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LOATAD Announces Black Atlantic Residency Fellows 2026
The Library of Africa and the African Diaspora (LOATAD) announced the fellows selected for its 2026 Black Atlantic Residency on Tuesday, November 25, 2025. Founded in 2023 by Sylvia Arthur, LOATAD is a private library, archive, museum, and writing residency dedicated to the works of African and Diaspora writers from the late 19th century onward.…
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Morland Writing Scholarships 2025 shortlist announced.
The Morland Writing Scholarships 2025 shortlists were announced in London, UK, today, Friday, October 17, 2025. The Morland Writing Scholarships for African Writers, popularly referred to as the Morland Writing Scholarship, is an opportunity to allow writers to finish a manuscript. In the past, the scholarship has been accorded to writers from across the continent,…
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T.S. Eliot Prize 2025 shortlist announced
Nick Makoha, Catherine-Esther Cowie, and Isabelle Baafi are on the T.S. Eliot Prize 2025 shortlist, announced on Monday, October 5, 2025. The T. S. Eliot Prize is awarded annually to the writer of the best new poetry collection published in the UK and Ireland. Founded to celebrate the UK Poetry Book Society’s 40th birthday and…
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Jinja International Poetry Festival 2025 starts September 26
The Jinja International Poetry Festival 2025, with the theme “Create: The First Step to Freedom,” will be held in Jinja, Uganda, from September 26 – 28, 2025. In 2024, Ugandan poet, editor, scriptwriter, and actor Muganza Keith founded the Jinja International Poetry Festival to celebrate the poetry from one of Western Uganda’s largest cities and…
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Literary Magazines: Okiti Literary, Ibua Journal, Joburg Review, PREE
New editions of Okiti Literary, the Ibua Journal, the Joburg Review, and PREE are now available for your reading pleasure. Okiti Literary Okiti Literary is a new biannual online literary journal based in Ondo State, Nigeria, that publishes outstanding poems from Nigerian and international writers, spanning diverse styles and traditions. The first edition features contributions…
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A snapshot of the Kampala Writes LitFest 2025
Here are the highlights from the Kampala Writes LitFest 2025 hosted at Makerere University from August 15 – 17, 2025. The Kampala Writes Literature Festival, also known as Kampala Writes LitFest, was established in 2024 to provide a platform for authors, writers, and literature enthusiasts to connect, support one another, and engage in vital conversations.…
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Femrite founder Mary Karooro Okurut has passed away
Mary Karooro Okurut, the founder of the Uganda Women Writers Association, also known as Femrite, passed away on Monday, August 11, 2025. Mary Karooro Okurut was a Ugandan educator, author, and politician who served as a Member of Parliament for Bushenyi District and a Cabinet Minister. The Ugandan politician was also a prolific writer with…
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Poetry anthology celebrating iconic Ugandan women launches
Feeling, a poetry anthology celebrating iconic Ugandan women, launched in Kampala on Thursday, July 31, 2025. Tanya Mugidde gives us this report. All photos are by Painters’ Media. How does anyone begin to describe this day that was filled with such creative energy and poetic excellence? I was so honoured to be invited as a…
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Kampala Writes LitFest 2025 program announced.
The Kampala Writes LitFest 2025 program, with the theme “Belonging,” was announced in Uganda’s capital on Wednesday, July 16, 2025. The Kampala Writes Literature Festival, also known as Kampala Writes LitFest, was established to provide a platform for authors, writers, and literature enthusiasts to connect, support one another, and engage in vital conversations in 2024.…
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Jedidiah Mugarura wins Sillerman First Book Prize 2025
Jedidiah Mugarura’s poetry manuscript Nyamuteza was declared the Sillerman First Book Prize 2025 winner on Tuesday, July 8, 2025. The Sillerman First Book Prize for African Poetry, named after benefactors Laura and Robert F. X. Sillerman, is awarded annually to an African who has not yet published a full collection of poetry. Some of the…
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Ibua Novel Manuscript Project 2024 winners announced
Doreen Anyango and Gladwell Pamba were revealed to be the Ibua Novel Manuscript Project 2024 winners in Kampala, Uganda, on Tuesday, July 1, 2025. Ibua Publishing is a Uganda-based publishing house committed to providing writers with the tools to grow their craft, improve editorial quality, and bring it to a wider audience since it was…
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Book Digest: Goretti Kyomuhendo, Yrsa Daley Ward, Damon Young, Alison Donnell
Our regular Book Digest segment spotlights new books by Goretti Kyomuhendo, Yrsa Daley Ward, Damon Young, and Alison Donnell. Promises by Goretti Kyomuhendo Publisher: Catalyst PressDate: May 6, 2025Genre: FictionLanguage: EnglishWhere to find it: Catalyst Press Goretti Kyomuhendo Goretti Kyomuhendo is one of Uganda’s leading novelists and founding director of the African Writers Trust. She…
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Prof. Pumla Dineo Gqola for Femrite Week of Literary Activities
Prof. Pumla Dineo Gqola will give the keynote address at the annual Femrite Week of Literary Activities to be held in Kampala, Uganda, from June 6 – 11, 2025. Femrite is the Uganda Women Writers’ Association, which was founded in 1996 to encourage Ugandan women to contribute to national development through creative writing and to…