Beatrice Lamwaka was shortlisted for the 2011 Caine Prize for her story "Butterfly Dreams".
11 Facts About Beatrice Lamwaka
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Beatrice Lamwaka is the founder and director of the Arts Therapy Foundation, a non-profit organisation that provides psychological and emotional support through creative arts therapies.
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Beatrice Lamwaka is the general secretary of PEN Uganda Chapter and an executive member of the Uganda Reproduction Rights Organisation.
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Beatrice Lamwaka has served on the executive board of the Uganda Women Writers Association, where she has been a member since 1998.
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Beatrice Lamwaka was a recipient of 2011 Young Achievers Award in the category of Art, Culture and Fashion.
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Beatrice Lamwaka received a grant from the HF Guggenheim Foundation to research land disputes in post-conflict northern Uganda.
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Beatrice Lamwaka attended the Uganda Martyrs Secondary School, Namugongo, before joining Makerere University for a Bachelor of Arts with Education degree.
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Beatrice Lamwaka went on to pursue a master's degree in human rights from Makerere University.
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Beatrice Lamwaka was shortlisted for the 2011 Caine Prize for her story "Butterfly Dreams".
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Beatrice Lamwaka is a contributor to the 2019 anthology Daughters of Africa, edited by Margaret Busby.
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Beatrice Lamwaka is working on her first novel, Sunflowers, and a number of short stories.