Lillian Tindyebwa

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Lillian Tindyebwa
BornLillian Tindyebwa
Uganda
OccupationWriter
NationalityUgandan
Alma mater Makerere University
GenreFiction
Notable worksRecipe for Disaster (1994)

Lillian Tindyebwa is a Ugandan writer living in Kampala. She is the author of numerous books, notably the novel Recipe for Disaster , [1] published in 1994 as part of the Fountain youth series. She is a founding member of FEMRITE, [2] and the founder of Uganda Faith Writers Association. [3]

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Early life and education

Lillian Tindyebwa has said: "I was influenced through reading, and I grew up reading many books at home. My late father was a teacher of English and, although he never wrote, he read a lot. When I was in primary school, I particularly remember coming across an old copy of Bunyan's Pilgrims Progress among his things and reading it. I had often thought that I could be a writer, especially during my secondary school. For some unknown reason, possibly due to lack of role models, I did not get around to putting pen on paper until much later in my life." [3]

She holds an MA in literature from Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda. [4]

Writing career

Tindyebwa's novel Recipe for Disaster (1994), published by Fountain Publishers, is used as a reader in secondary schools in Uganda. It is part of the Fountain youth series. She has written three children stories: A Day to Remember (2008), A Will to Win (2008) and Maggie’s Friends (2008). They are all published by Macmillan Publishers. Her short story "Looking for my Mother" is published in a FEMRITE anthology, A Woman’s Voice. Other short stories in FEMRITE anthologies are: "Hard Truth" in Words from a Granary, "Endless Distance" in World of their Own, "Just a Note" and "Gift of a Letter", included in Talking Tales. True life stories of women, also published in FEMRITE anthologies are "Betrayed by Fate", "Beyond the Dance and the Music", which are about FGM in Kapchorwa, Eastern Uganda, and "Dance with a Wolf" in I Dare to Say. [5] [6] She facilitated a writing workshop at Littworld 2012, in Nairobi. [7]

Other activities

From 2009 she was a member of the jury committee of the Burt Award for African Literature for Children's Book Project for Tanzania, sponsored by CODE Canada. [8] She also assisted in training the participating writers in creative writing skills. She is the Director of Uganda Faith Writers Association, [9] an organisation that trains and develops Christian writing and publishing. [5]

She works as a lecturer in Literature and Linguistics at Kabale University in South-Western Uganda. [10] [4]

She is married to Stephen and they have five children. She lives in Kampala, Uganda.

Published works

Novels

Children's books

Short stories

Poems

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References

  1. ↑ Emmanuel Anyole, "Recipe for Disaster (by Lillian Tindyebwa)", africabookclub.com, 30 December 2012. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
  2. ↑ Lillian Tindyebwa, femriteug.org. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
  3. 1 2 Meaghan Zang, "Purpose Driven Publishing in Uganda, an Interview with Author Lillian Tindyebwa", MAI (Media Associates International), 6 May 2013.
  4. 1 2 "Tindyebwa Lillian | Assistant Lecturer (Lit& Ling)", Kabale University.
  5. 1 2 Lillian Tindyebwa, transculturalwriting.com. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
  6. ↑ FEMRITE's Lillian Tindyebwa February 17, 2009, afrolit.com. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
  7. ↑ "The smiles are warm", littworldonline.org, 29 November 2012. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
  8. ↑ Jury Archived 17 May 2014 at the Wayback Machine , codecan.org. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
  9. ↑ Lillian Tindyebwa Archived 17 May 2014 at the Wayback Machine , ugandafaithwritersassociation.blogspot.com. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
  10. ↑ "Lillian Tindyebwa", transculturalwriting.com. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
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