Harriet Anena

Harriet Anena
Born Harriet Anena
Gulu District, Uganda
Occupation Poet, journalist
Nationality Ugandan
Alma mater Makerere University
(Bachelor of Arts in mass communication]])
(Master of Arts in human rights)
Genre Poetry, fiction
Notable works A Nation In Labour
Website
anenah.wordpress.com

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, published in 2015.[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. She has also taught specialised writing at the Islamic University in Uganda.

Early life and education

Anena was born to Acholi parents and raised in the Gulu District of Uganda.[7] She attended Gulu Public Primary School, Sacred Heart Secondary School, and Gulu Central High School. She graduated with a Bachelor of Mass Communication degree from Makerere University in 2010 and completed a Master of Arts degree in human rights from the same institution in 2015.[8]

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.[8] She attended the Caine Prize workshop 2013,[9][10] and her story "Watchdog Games" was published in the anthology A Memory This Size and Other Stories: The Caine Prize for African Writing 2013.[11] In 2013, she was shortlisted for the "Ghana Poetry prize" for her poem "We arise".[12] A Nation In Labour is her debut book,[13] a "socially conscious" collection of poems, about which she has said: "I explore my experiences as a child who lived through the LRA insurgency in northern Uganda and the post-war period. Today, I still keenly watch how people are piecing back the torn pieces of their lives; but also the post-war challenge."[14]

Published works

Poetry collection

  • A Nation In Labour. Kampala, Uganda: 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.
  • "Sharing My Man With A Country" in Enkare Review
  • "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, 2 May 2014.

References

  1. ↑ "Harriet Anena". acholitimes.com. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
  2. ↑ "Ugandan poet Harriet Anena showcases in Kampala". jamesmurua.com. 25 February 2015. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
  3. ↑ Harriet Anena (13 October 2013). "Mr President, how much do you know about conflict resolution?". Daily Monitor. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
  4. ↑ "Book Review: A Nation In Labour - Three voices, one book". somanystories.ug. March 2015. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
  5. ↑ Harriet Anena (27 November 2012). "If Uganda 'divorced' colonialism, why are we on our knees over aid cuts?". Daily Monitor. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
  6. ↑ Harriet Anena (27 January 2012). "Govt must live up to its mandate and tackle the nodding disease". Daily Monitor. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
  7. ↑ "'For Me, Life Is Political.' An Interview With Harriet Anena". Short Story Day Africa. 30 September 2015. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
  8. 1 2 Joseph Ssemutooke (7 February 2015). "The making of a budding poet". Daily Monitor. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
  9. ↑ Lizzy Attree (11 February 2014). "Creative minds assemble by Lake Victoria: reflections on the 2013 Caine Prize workshop". Retrieved 27 February 2015.
  10. ↑ Abubakar Adam Ibrahim (12 May 2013). "Ten Days at the Caine Prize Writing Workshop". Moonchild's Temple. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
  11. ↑ Dennis D. Muhumuza (27 April 2013). "Caine prize anthology launched". Daily Monitor. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
  12. ↑ "Shortlist for Ghana Poetry Prize 2013 Released". poetryfoundationghana.org. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
  13. ↑ Oduor Jagero (15 March 2015). "A Nation In Labour". The Magunga. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
  14. ↑ Bridget Boakye, "Poetic Attack: ‘A Nation In Labour’ by Ugandan poet Harriet Anena", Face2face Africa, 27 February 2018.
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