Beatrice Lamwaka

Beatrice Lamwaka
BornBeatrice Lamwaka
Alokolum, Gulu, Uganda
OccupationWriter, writing teacher
EducationUganda Martyrs Secondary School, Namugongo
Alma materMakerere University
(Bachelor of Arts with Education)
(Master's degree in human rights)
GenreShort stories
Notable works"Butterfly Dreams"
Notable awardsNominee for 2011 Caine Prize for story "Butterfly Dreams"
  • Janzi Awards 2021 ("Butterfly Dreams")
  • Young Achievers Award 2011[1]
  • Laureate for Council for the Development of Social Science Democratic Governance Institute 2012
  • Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation Fellow, 2009

Beatrice Lamwaka (born and raised in Alokolum, Gulu) is a Ugandan writer.[2] She was shortlisted for the 2011 Caine Prize for her story "Butterfly Dreams".[3]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference diversity was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Ugandan Writer Shortlisted for Caine Prize". Lancaster University News. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
  3. ^ "Previously shortlisted writers", The Caine Prize. Archived 23 May 2015 at the Wayback Machine caineprize.com. Retrieved 27 January 2014.