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Diary
Q of the Q
Art and Photogrpahy
Akal Mohan is a Kenyan short story writer, poet and essayist.
Ber Anena is a Ugandan poet and writer currently based in the U.S.
Geoffrey Mukasa (1954-2009) was a renowned Ugandan painter.
Idayat Jinadu uses fiction to explore human contradictions.
Jess Atieno is the founder of the Nairobi Print Project.
Joseph Mugume is an artist and illustrator based in Kampala.
Kajebe Jacob Joshua is an artist and curator based in Kampala.
Nalwoga Winnie Kisakye is a pharmacist who recently completed her college degree in human nutrition.
Olajide Salawu is a Nigerian writer based in Edmonton, Canada.
Onilude Ayomide in a writer based in Ibadan, Nigeria.
Rodney Muhumuza is the founder and editor of The Weganda Review.
Victoria Nabulime is a Ugandan artist based in Kampala.
Zama Madinana is a South African poet.
Cover art is an untitled painting on paper by Victoria Nabulime.
Photos of the art portfolio titled “Sisterhood” were supplied by Victoria Nabulime.
Photos of the art portfolio titled “Solitude” were sourced from AKA Gallery, collectors, curators and others.
The “Quote of the Quarter” is illustrated with a photo sourced from Wikimedia Commons.
The essay titled “All I Want Is Justice” is illustrated with a photo sourced from Wikimedia Commons.
The essay titled “All the Passports There Is” is illustrated with photos taken by Rodney Muhumuza.
The essay titled “Imagining Otherwise” is illustrated with photos supplied by Nairobi Print Project.
The nonfiction piece titled “Inside Out” is illustrated with a picture sourced from Wikimedia Commons.
The fiction piece titled “The Road” is illustrated with a picture sourced from Wikimedia Commons.
The essay titled “Missionary Art” is illustrated with photos sourced from Makerere University.
Weganda Expression was captured by Edgar Raymond Batte.
All photos accompanying the “Diary of a Student” were taken by Rodney Muhumuza.
Issue 10
Diary
Q of the Q
Art and Photogrpahy
Alexander Nderitu is an award-winning Kenyan poet, novelist, playwright, and critic.
Anselm Kizza-Besigye is a Ugandan writer and researcher.
Denis Oraku is a casual laborer in Kampala.
Ernest Bazanye is a journalist, blogger and creative writer.
Ernest Ògúnyẹmí, the author of A Pocket of Genesis, is the poetry editor of EfikoMag.
Foyin Ejilola’s storytelling exists between creative writing and journalism.
Frank Njugi is a Kenyan writer, poet, and critic based in Nairobi.
Herbert Kalule is a painter and sculptor active in Kampala.
Jackee Budesta Batanda is a Ugandan writer and creative entrepreneur.
Joseph Mugume is an artist and illustrator based in Kampala.
Joshua Yiga is a full-time artist and sculptor based in Kampala.
Mulamba Chibesakunda, a medical doctor, is an author who focuses primarily on children’s stories and poetry.
Paul Bowles, who died in 1999, wrote short stories and novels including The Sheltering Sky.
Rodney Muhumuza is the founder and editor of The Weganda Review.
Yarri Kamara is a Sierra Leonean-Ugandan writer and translator.
Cover art is an untitled painting by Joshua Yiga.
Photos of the art portfolio titled “Zadde” were supplied by Joshua Yiga.
Photos of the art portfolio titled “Trios” were sourced with the help and permission of Herbert Kalule.
The “Quote of the Quarter” is illustrated with the photo of an abstract painting sourced from Wikimedia Commons.
The essay titled “Muntu” is illustrated with a drawing by Farouq Ssebaggala and a cartoon by Chris Ogon.
The essay titled “Mass Wasting” is illustrated with two photos sourced from Wikimedia Commons.
The memoir piece titled “The Last Waltz” is illustrated with photos supplied by Alexander Nderitu.
The nonfiction piece titled “We Are the Elders Now” is illustrated with a drawing by Farouq Ssebaggala.
The nonfiction piece titled “Seh-Dong-Hong-Beh” is illustrated with photos sourced from Wikimedia Commons.
The essay titled “A Spread of Punishments” is illustrated with a drawing by Farouq Ssebaggala.
Weganda Expression was captured by Rodney Muhumuza.
All photos accompanying the “Diary of a Casual Laborer” were taken by Rodney Muhumuza.
Issue 9
Diary
Q of the Q
Art and Photogrpahy
Abubakar Ibrahim, known popularly by the moniker Imam of Poets, is a Nigerian poet and abstract artist.
Badru Katumba is a photographer based in Kampala.
Ballet Proscovia is a Ugandan writer, poet and mental health advocate.
Bright Aboagye is a Ghanaian who dreams of becoming a surrealist blues poet and writer.
John Bosco Muramuzi is an artist based just outside Kampala.
Joseph Mugume is an artist and illustrator based in Kampala.
Khaddafina Mbabazi is a winner of the PEN/Dau Prize for Emerging Writers.
Laila Lalami is a Moroccan-American novelist and essayist.
Laura Moran is a cultural anthropologist specializing in participatory youth research.
Lilian Mary Nabulime is a renowned sculptor in Uganda.
Medina Azikuru is a domestic worker who lives just outside Kampala.
Mildred Basirika is the pen name of a psychiatrist based in Kampala.
Niklas Obermann is an art historian and writer usually based in Nairobi.
Rodney Muhumuza is the founder and editor of The Weganda Review.
Salama Wainaina was a co-winner of the inaugural JAY Lit Prize for Poetry.
Cover art is a “minimum portrait” by the Sudanese artist Waleed Mohammed.
Photos of the art portfolio titled “Contours of Being” were taken by Rodney Muhumuza.
Photos of the art portfolio titled “Villagism” were provided by John Bosco Muramuzi.
The “Quote of the Quarter” is illustrated with a photo sourced from Wikimedia Commons.
The essay titled “When Only Images Remain” is illustrated with photos sourced via Niklas Obermann.
The piece titled “The Book of Foul Things” is illustrated with graphic art sourced from Wikimedia Commons.
The essay titled “Pilgrims” is illustrated with two photos by Badru Katumba and one by Rachel Mabala.
The stories titled “Junctions” are illustrated by artworks made by Congolese refugees in Uganda.
The essay titled “A State of Grace” is illustrated with photos in the public domain.
The short story titled “Afram Plains” is illustrated with a photo in the public domain via Wikimedia Commons.
Weganda Expression was captured by Badru Katumba.
All photos accompanying the “Diary of a House Girl” were taken by Rodney Muhumuza.
Issue 9
Diary
Q of the Q
Art and Photogrpahy
Alexander Nderitu is an award-winning Kenyan poet, novelist, playwright, and critic.
Anselm Kizza-Besigye is a Ugandan writer and researcher.
Denis Oraku is a casual laborer in Kampala.
Ernest Bazanye is a journalist, blogger and creative writer.
Ernest Ògúnyẹmí, the author of A Pocket of Genesis, is the poetry editor of EfikoMag.
Foyin Ejilola’s storytelling exists between creative writing and journalism.
Frank Njugi is a Kenyan writer, poet, and critic based in Nairobi.
Herbert Kalule is a painter and sculptor active in Kampala.
Jackee Budesta Batanda is a Ugandan writer and creative entrepreneur.
Joseph Mugume is an artist and illustrator based in Kampala.
Joshua Yiga is a full-time artist and sculptor based in Kampala.
Mulamba Chibesakunda, a medical doctor, is an author who focuses primarily on children’s stories and poetry.
Paul Bowles, who died in 1999, wrote short stories and novels including The Sheltering Sky.
Rodney Muhumuza is the founder and editor of The Weganda Review.
Yarri Kamara is a Sierra Leonean-Ugandan writer and translator.
Cover art is an untitled painting by Joshua Yiga.
Photos of the art portfolio titled “Zadde” were supplied by Joshua Yiga.
Photos of the art portfolio titled “Trios” were sourced with the help and permission of Herbert Kalule.
The “Quote of the Quarter” is illustrated with the photo of an abstract painting sourced from Wikimedia Commons.
The essay titled “Muntu” is illustrated with a drawing by Farouq Ssebaggala and a cartoon by Chris Ogon.
The essay titled “Mass Wasting” is illustrated with two photos sourced from Wikimedia Commons.
The memoir piece titled “The Last Waltz” is illustrated with photos supplied by Alexander Nderitu.
The nonfiction piece titled “We Are the Elders Now” is illustrated with a drawing by Farouq Ssebaggala.
The nonfiction piece titled “Seh-Dong-Hong-Beh” is illustrated with photos sourced from Wikimedia Commons.
The essay titled “A Spread of Punishments” is illustrated with a drawing by Farouq Ssebaggala.
Weganda Expression was captured by Rodney Muhumuza.
All photos accompanying the “Diary of a Casual Laborer” were taken by Rodney Muhumuza.