Lillian Aujo

Lillian Aujo
Born	Lilian Akampurira Aujo Uganda
Occupation	writer
Nationality	Ugandan
Genre	Fiction, poetry
Website
lillianakampuriraaujo.blogspot.com

Lillian Aujo is a Ugandan author.[1] In 2009, she was the winner of the Babishai Niwe (BN) Poetry Foundation's inaugural BN poetry prize.[2][3][4] In 2015, she was longlisted for,[5] and won the Inaugural Jalada Prize for Literature for her story "Where pumpkin leaves dwell".[6]

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.[7] She attended the Caine Prize workshop 2013,[8][9] and her story "Red" was published in the anthology A Memory This Size and Other Stories: The Caine Prize for African Writing 2013.[10] Her work has appeared in anthologies by Femrite, "Talking tales" and "Summoning the rains".[11]

Published works

Short stories

• "Red" in A Memory This Size and Other Stories: The Caine Prize for African Writing 2013. Jakana Media. 2013. ISBN 9781431408382.
• "My big toe", in Twongyeirwe, Hilda; Ellen Banda-Aaku, eds. (2012). Summoning the Rains. Femrite Publications. ISBN 9789970700257.
• "Where pumpkin leaves dwell"
• "Getting nowhere" in The Suubi Collection (2013)

Poetry

• "Soft Tonight", in Beverley Nambozo Nsengiyunva, ed. (2014). A thousand voices rising: An anthology of contemporary African poetry. BN Poetry Foundation. ISBN 978-9970-9234-0-3.
• "Soft Tonight", in Violet Barungi, ed. (2009). Talking Tales. Femrite Publications. ISBN 9789970700219.
• "Born in these Times" in Bakwa, 2013
• "The eye of poetry" in The Suubi Collection (2013)
• "Fresh Coat of Paint" in the revelatormagazine

References

1. Lamwaka, Beatrice (25 February 2012). "Books they read: Liliam A. Aujo- writer". Monitor. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
2. Nambozo Nsengiyunva, Beverley (6 May 2013). "The Beverley Nambozo Poetry Award". monpimon.wordpress.com. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
3. Obi-Young, Otosirieze (6 May 2019). "The Babishai-Niwe Poetry Award Turns 10: Photos & Report from the Celebration". Brittle Paper. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
4. "Uganda Ignites in Poetry Passion". Retrieved 27 February 2015.
5. "Longlist for the Inaugural Jalada Prize for Literature". Jalada. 5 April 2015. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
6. "The Jalada Prize". Retrieved 6 July 2022.
7. Barya, Mildred (14 April 2013). "Review of Lillian A. Aujo's "The Eye of Poetry" and "Getting Nowhere" published in Suubi". African Writers Trust. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
8. "Creative minds assemble by Lake Victoria: reflections on the 2013 Caine Prize workshop, by Lizzy Attree". Caine Prize. 11 February 2014. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
9. Ibrahim, Abubakar Adam (12 May 2013). "Ten Days at the Caine Prize Writing Workshop". Moonchild's Temple. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
10. Muhumuza, Dennis D. (27 April 2013). "Caine prize anthology launched". Daily Monitor. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
11. Moses, Serubiri (2 July 2012). "Summoning the Rains: African women on patriarchy". Start Journal. Kampala Arts Trust. Retrieved 27 February 2015.

External links

• "Poetry and my writing club"