Lillian Aujo
Lillian Akampurira Aujo is a Ugandan author. In 2009, she was the winner of the Babishai Niwe (BN) Poetry Foundation's inaugural BN poetry prize. In 2015, she was longlisted for, and won the Inaugural Jalada Prize for Literature for her story "Where pumpkin leaves dwell".
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Lillian Aujo
- Birth Name
- Lilian Akampurira Aujo
- Birthplace
- Uganda
- Occupation
- writer
- Education
- University of East Anglia
- Fields
- poetry · fiction
- Honours
- Beverley Nambozo Poetry Award
- Languages
- English
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Lillian Akampurira Aujo is a Ugandan author. In 2009, she was the winner of the Babishai Niwe (BN) Poetry Foundation's inaugural BN poetry prize. In 2015, she was longlisted for, and won the Inaugural Jalada Prize for Literature for her story "Where pumpkin leaves dwell".
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Key facts
• Birth Name — Lilian Akampurira Aujo • Birthplace — Uganda • Occupation — writer • Education — University of East Anglia • Genre — Fiction, poetry • Website — http: lillianakampuriraaujo.blogspot.com/
Education
Education
She holds an MA in Creative Writing (Poetry) with distinction from the University of East Anglia, where she was a Global Voices Scholar.
Writing
Writing
Aujo is a member of Femrite. Her works "The Eye of Poetry" and "Getting Nowhere" were published in Suubi, a publication of the African Writers Trust. She attended the Caine Prize workshop 2013, and her story "Red" was published in the anthology A Memory This Size and Other Stories: The Caine Prize for African Writing 2013. Her work has appeared in anthologies by Femrite, "Talking tales" and "Summoning the rains".
Short stories
Short stories
• "Red" in • "My big toe", in • "Where pumpkin leaves dwell" • "Getting Somewhere" in The Suubi Collection (2013)
Poetry
Poetry
• "Soft Tonight", in • "Soft Tonight", in • "Born in these Times" in Bakwa, 2013 • "The eye of poetry" in The Suubi Collection (2013) • "Fresh Coat of Paint" in the revelatormagazine
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- 1.Lamwaka, Beatrice. Books they read: Liliam A. Aujo- writer. Monitor. 25 February 2012.
- 2.Nambozo Nsengiyunva, Beverley. The Beverley Nambozo Poetry Award. monpimon.wordpress.com. 6 May 2013.
- 3.Obi-Young, Otosirieze. The Babishai-Niwe Poetry Award Turns 10: Photos & Report from the Celebration. Brittle Paper. 6 May 2019.
- 4.Uganda Ignites in Poetry Passion.
- 5.Longlist for the Inaugural Jalada Prize for Literature. Jalada. 5 April 2015.
- 6.The Jalada Prize.
- 7.Alternate Bio - Lillian Akampurira Aujo. Isele Magazine.
- 8.Barya, Mildred. Review of Lillian A. Aujo’s "The Eye of Poetry" and "Getting Nowhere" published in Suubi. African Writers Trust. 14 April 2013.
- 9.Caine Prize. Creative minds assemble by Lake Victoria: reflections on the 2013 Caine Prize workshop, by Lizzy Attree. 11 February 2014.
- 10.Ibrahim, Abubakar Adam. Ten Days at the Caine Prize Writing Workshop. Moonchild's Temple. 12 May 2013.
- 11.Muhumuza, Dennis D. Caine prize anthology launched. Daily Monitor. 27 April 2013.
- 12.Moses, Serubiri. Summoning the Rains: African women on patriarchy. Start Journal. Kampala Arts Trust. 2 July 2012.
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