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Bwesigye bwa Mwesigire | |
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| Born | Brian Bwesigye 7 November 1987 Kabale, Uganda |
| Occupation | Academic, Lawyer, Writer |
| Nationality | Ugandan |
| Education | Bachelor of Laws |
| Alma mater | Makerere University |
| Genre | Fiction, Journalism, Non Fiction, Academic |
| Subject | Law, Literature, Politics, African Studies, African History |
| Notable works | Fables out of Nyanja |
| Notable awards | 2015 Harry Frank Guggenheim Young African Scholar 2015 African Leadership Centre Peace and Security Fellow |
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Bwesigye bwa Mwesigire is a Ugandan writer and lawyer, and the co-founder of the Centre for African Cultural Excellence (CACE), the organisation that curates the pan-African Writivism literary initiative.[1] He is the author of a chap book, "Fables out of Nyanja",[2] and a monograph, "Finding Foot as an International Court; The Prospects and Challenges of the East African Court of Justice".
His work has appeared in literary journals, anthologies and academic publications, including the Chimurenga Chronic, Uganda Modern Literary Digest, Saraba magazine, New Black Magazine, AFLA Quarterly, the Kalahari Review, Short Story Day Africa, The Guardian, The World To Come and African Roar, among others.[3][4] He is a regular contributor to the Africa-focused blogs: This is Africa and Africa in Words. In 2015 he was recognised by the Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation as a Young African Scholar and selected for the prestigious African Leadership Centre Peace and Security Fellowship for African scholars at King's College, London.
- ^ "Brian Bwesigye | Short Story Day Africa". Archived from the original on 2014-06-12. Retrieved 2014-06-17.
- ^ "Fables Out of Nyanja by Brian Bwesigye – Readers Cafe Africa". Readerscafeafrica.com. Retrieved 2018-06-07.
- ^ "Brian Bwesigye - Future Young Leaders". www.futureyoungleaders.org.