Harriet Anena
| Harriet Anena | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Harriet Anena Gulu District, Uganda |
| Occupation | Poet, Journalist |
| Nationality | Ugandan |
| Alma mater |
Makerere University (BA in Mass Communication) (MA in Human Rights) |
| Genre | Poetry, Fiction |
| Notable works | A Nation In Labour |
| Website | |
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anenah | |
Harriet Anena is a Ugandan author,[1] poet,[2] and journalist.[3] She is the author of a collection of poems, "A Nation In Labour".[4] Anena worked with the Daily Monitor newspaper as a reporter, sub-editor and deputy chief sub-editor from 2009 to September 2014. Her journalistic articles have been published in the Daily Monitor,[5][6] New Vision and The Observer (Uganda). She has previously taught Specialized Writing at Islamic University In Uganda.
Early life and education
Anena was born to Acholi parents and raised in Gulu District in Uganda. She attended Gulu Public Primary School, Sacred Heart Secondary School and Gulu Central High School. She graduated with a Bachelor of Mass Communication degree at Makerere University in 2010 and completed an MA Human Rights from the same institution in 2015.[7]
Writing
Anena wrote her first poem, "The plight of the Acholi child", in 2003. It won a writing competition organised by the Acholi Religious Leaders Peace Initiative and helped secure her a bursary for A-Level education.[7] She attended the Caine Prize workshop 2013,[8][9] and her story "Watchdog Games" was published in the Caine Prize anthology "A memory this size and other stories: The Caine Prize for African Writing 2013".[10] In 2013, She was shortlisted for the "Ghana Poetry prize" for her poem "We arise".[11] "A Nation In Labour" is her debut collection of poems.[12]
Published works
Poetry Collection
- A Nation In Labour. Millennium Press Limited. 2015.
Poems
- "Forgiveness" and "We Arise", 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.
- "Violent Love" in "Lawino", 2014
- "I Died Alive" in The Suubi Collection (2013)
Short stories
- "Watchdog Games" in A memory this size and other stories: The Caine Prize for African Writing 2013. Jakana media. 2013. ISBN 9781431408382.
- "The Dogs Are Hungry " in "Sooo Many Stories", 2014
- "The Axe" in "Bookslive", 2014
References
- ↑ "Harriet Anena"acholitimes.com. Retrieved March 17, 2015.
- ↑ "Ugandan poet Harriet Anena showcases in Kampala "jamesmurua.com. Retrieved March 17, 2015.
- ↑ "Mr President, how much do you know about conflict resolution?"monitor.co.ug. Retrieved March 17, 2015.
- ↑ "Book Review: A Nation In Labour | Three voices, one book"somanystories.ug. Retrieved March 17, 2015.
- ↑ "If Uganda ‘divorced’ colonialism, why are we on our knees over aid cuts?"monitor.co.ug. Retrieved March 17, 2015.
- ↑ "Govt must live up to it’s mandate and tackle the nodding disease"monitor.co.ug. Retrieved March 17, 2015.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "The making of a budding poet"monitor.co.ug. Retrieved March 17, 2015.
- ↑ "Creative minds assemble by Lake Victoria: reflections on the 2013 Caine Prize workshop, by Lizzy Attree". http://caineprize.blogspot.com/2014/02/this-is-belated-post-on-uganda-workshop.html''.
- ↑ "Ten Days at the Caine Prize Writing Workshop". https://moonchild09.wordpress.com/tag/lillian-aujo/''.
- ↑ "Caine prize anthology launched". http://www.monitor.co.ug/artsculture/Reviews/Caine-prize-anthology-launched/-/691232/1759300/-/oh9h7l/-/index.html''.
- ↑ "Shortlist for Ghana Poetry Prize 2013 Released "poetryfoundationghana.org. Retrieved March 17, 2015.
- ↑ "A Nation In Labour"magunga.com. Retrieved March 17, 2015.
External links
- "Child labour should be a concern for all"
- "Let the north hold the hoe to break the soil and not break away from Uganda"