A farmer who writes novels, and farms using new business models.

The head of the local taxi drivers association who, in a rural village in West Uganda, has managed to create a library of 700 volumes.

The young film makers who are using their special effects skills to tell stories based on local traditions. You can read through the whole chapter by following the "next" links at the end of each interview, or jump to a specific interview by using the links below. Start with the In this chapter, you will meet the writers of Kampala in Uganda: a city near the huge lake Victoria, in a country with a variety of landscapes, from lakelands to mountains to forests. Uganda is ethnically and linguistically diverse, with a mix of language groups, from Nilotic to Bantu. The continuity of the Buganda kingdom and other sub-national kingdoms survived colonialism. In these interviews you will meet:You can read through the whole chapter by following the "next" links at the end of each interview, or jump to a specific interview by using the links below. Start with the introduction . You can always return to this chapter index by clicking on the "100 African Writers of SF—Part Seven" link at the top of each interview, and return to the overall project index by clicking on the 100 African category, or clicking here

100African, Non-Fiction Musinguzi Ray Robert By: Geoff Ryman “I was so proud that Billy Kahora had selected my work and edited it. You see, this was the first time I was published in prose. I had published before in poetry, but for someone big like Billy Kahora to find my work worthwhile, it was something.”

100African, Non-Fiction John Barigye By: Geoff Ryman “I really like psychoanalysing people, and getting into their heads. I like to add the supernatural part of it as the icing on the cake.”

100African, Non-Fiction Denise Kavuma By: Geoff Ryman “So maybe fan fiction is the traditional belief fiction of the fan community.”

100African, Non-Fiction Innocent Immaculate Acan By: Geoff Ryman “I would write novels as a series, like it is on TV, in episodes. I would give them to my school friends to read and they would go ‘Oh my god, continue,’ and I would write the next bit.”

100African, Non-Fiction Derek Lubangakene By: Geoff Ryman “I do remember the bonfires a lot. A lot of folklore was told by the bonfire. That’s what made the bonfire so interesting. Every evening the kids would gather round and the elders, the adults come around and tell you stories ...”

100African, Non-Fiction Frances Naiga Mwonge By: Geoff Ryman “I am a farmer. I have a passion for farming. Two of the things in that story, the main themes: farming, and these perceptions of beauty.”

100African, Non-Fiction Dilman Dila By: Geoff Ryman “My elder brothers used to tell me there is a rock where you can still see the blood flowing. And they say that is the rock which fell out of the sky. Every time I go to the north, I try to look for that rock ...”

100African, Non-Fiction Lillian Akampurira Aujo By: Geoff Ryman “I need to tell you every female Ugandan writer has been affiliated to FEMRITE at some point.”

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