Doreen Baingana
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Doreen Baingana is a Ugandan short story writer. Her book, Tropical Fish won the 2006 Commonwealth Writers' Prize
, best first book, Africa, and an AWP Short Fiction Award.
She has graduated from Makerere University
with a JD, and from the University of Maryland
with an MFA. While at Makerere University
Baingana was an active member of FEMRITE
- Uganda Women Writers Association, which she has referred to as "a literary home of sorts".
Her work has appeared in AGNI, Glimmer Train, African American Review, Callaloo, The Guardian, and Kwani.
She lives in Rockville, Maryland
.
Commonwealth Writers' Prize
Commonwealth Writers is an initiative by the Commonwealth Foundation to unearth, develop and promote the best new fiction from across the Commonwealth. It's flagship are two literary awards and a website...
, best first book, Africa, and an AWP Short Fiction Award.
She has graduated from Makerere University
Makerere University
Makerere University , Uganda's largest and second-oldest higher institution of learning, , was first established as a technical school in 1922. In 1963 it became the University of East Africa, offering courses leading to general degrees from the University of London...
with a JD, and from the University of Maryland
University of Maryland
When the term "University of Maryland" is used without any qualification, it generally refers to the University of Maryland, College Park.University of Maryland may refer to the following:...
with an MFA. While at Makerere University
Makerere University
Makerere University , Uganda's largest and second-oldest higher institution of learning, , was first established as a technical school in 1922. In 1963 it became the University of East Africa, offering courses leading to general degrees from the University of London...
Baingana was an active member of FEMRITE
Femrite
FEMRITE - Uganda Women Writers' Association is an NGO based in Kampala, Uganda, whose programs focus on developing and publishing women writers in Uganda and—more recently—in the East African region...
- Uganda Women Writers Association, which she has referred to as "a literary home of sorts".
Her work has appeared in AGNI, Glimmer Train, African American Review, Callaloo, The Guardian, and Kwani.
She lives in Rockville, Maryland
Rockville, Maryland
Rockville is the county seat of Montgomery County, Maryland, United States. It is a major incorporated city in the central part of Montgomery County and forms part of the Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan Area. The 2010 U.S...
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External links
- "A View of Contemporary Uganda in 'Tropical Fish'", NPR, Jennifer Ludden, February 6, 2005
- "Writer’s Shock: Author Doreen Baingana Prepares to Pen a Travelogue From Memory", Washington City Paper, Christina Lee, November 18, 2010