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Ber (Harriet) Anena
Born
Harriet Anena Gulu District, Uganda
Occupation
Writer
Alma mater
Makerere University (Bachelor of Arts in Mass Communication) (Master of Arts in human rights)
Columbia University (MFA Writing, Creative Nonfiction)
Genre
Poetry, fiction, nonfiction
Notable works
A Nation In Labour (2015)
Notable awards
2018 Wole Soyinka Prize for Literature in Africa
Website
beranena.com
Ber Anena born and previously published as Harriet Anena[1] is a Ugandan writer and performer, whose writing includes poetry, nonfiction and fiction. She is the author of a collection of poems, A Nation In Labour, published in 2015,[2] won the 2018 Wole Soyinka Prize for Literature in Africa.[3]The Economist described her poetry performance as "an arresting evocation of love and war".[4]
^"Participant Anena, Ber". Global Africa and the Humanities Series. Rutgers University School of Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 25 December 2022.
^Richard Oduor; Grace Kenganzi; David Kangye (March 2015). "Book Review: A Nation In Labour - Three voices, one book". So Many Stories. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
^"Nigerian professor, Ugandan win Wole Soyinka Prize for Literature". 2018-12-10. Retrieved 2022-02-28.
^L.T. (23 August 2019). "The writers breathing fresh life into Ugandan literature". The Economist. Kampala.
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