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Q of the Q
Awadifo Olga Kili is a Ugandan legal scholar, poet, and author.
Azubuike Obi is an Igbo storyteller who believes in the transformative power of language.
John Eriomala is a Nigerian culture journalist and medical student at University of Ibadan.
Joseph Mugume is an artist and illustrator based in Kampala.
Marilynne Robinson is an American novelist and essayist whose acclaimed novels include Gilead.
Pascal Tumwesigye is the pen name of multiple former Daily Monitor journalists.
Patience Awor is an IT worker currently looking for a job in Kampala.
Philip Matogo is a poet, critic and newspaper columnist based in Uganda.
Rodney Muhumuza is the founder and editor of The Weganda Review.
Ronald Odur is a Ugandan artist based in Kampala.
Salama Wainaina, a writer from Kenya, is a co-winner of the 2024 JAY Lit Prize for Poetry.
Sheila Kaleche Ngei is a multimedia creative whose art is a means of making loud the inner conflict of a quiet child.
Stephen Gwoktcho is an established artist, teacher and scholar based in Kampala.
Timothy Mununuzi is a wellness architect and pianist in Kampala.
Cover art is a detail from a painting on canvas by Stephen Gwoktcho.
Photos of the art portfolio titled “Departures” were supplied by Ronald Odur.
Photos of the art portfolio titled “Flexibility” were supplied by Stephen Gwoktcho.
The “Quote of the Quarter” is illustrated with a photo from Wikimedia Commons.
The essay titled “Impressions” is illustrated with a sketch executed by Farouq Ssebaggala.
The essay titled “Afterlife” is illustrated with two sketches by Farouq Ssebaggala and a photo by Rodney Muhumuza.
The essay titled “Black and White Keys” is illustrated with a photo supplied by Timothy Mununuzi.
The essay titled “Tongues” is illustrated with a photo sourced from Wikimedia Commons.
The nonfiction piece titled “Entropy in Eight Notes” is illustrated with a photo sourced via Wikimedia Commons.
The fiction piece titled “Returning to Dust” is illustrated with a photo of a drawing sourced via Wikimedia Commons.
Weganda Expression was captured by Rodney Muhumuza in Kinshasa, Congo.
All photos accompanying the “Diary of a Student” were taken by Rodney Muhumuza.
Issue 11
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 8
Diary
Q of the Q
Art and Photogrpahy
Anna Zgambo’s poems appear or are forthcoming in Ubwali, Up the Staircase Quarterly, and Obindo.
Foyin Ejilola’s storytelling exists between creative writing and journalism.
Gathondu Mwangi is a geographer and writer based in Nairobi.
Hajarah Nalwadda is an artist and journalist in Kampala.
Joemario Umana, Swan XVII, is a Nigerian creative writer who considers himself a wildflower.
Joseph Mugume is an artist and illustrator based in Kampala.
Marvellous Mmesomachi Igwe loves poetry, languages and good food.
Naguib Mahfouz was an Egyptian writer who won the 1988 Nobel Prize for literature.
Nuwa Wamala Nnyanzi is an artist, art dealer and educator based in Kampala.
Philip Matogo is the author of License to Phil, a poetry collection.
Rodney Muhumuza is the founder and editor of The Weganda Review.
Sam Tusemerirwe is an IT manager and freelance driver based in Kampala.
Sanni Omodolapo is a Nigerian short story writer.
Timothy Kalyegira is a researcher, photographer and video producer based in Kampala.
Tom Courtright is a boda-boda researcher and lifelong resident of east Africa.
Cover art is a detail from “Wondering,” a piece of batik art by Nuwa Wamala Nnyanzi.
Photos of the art portfolio titled “Roots” were provided by Nuwa Wamala Nnyanzi.
Photos of the art portfolio titled “Layers of Truth” were provided by Hajarah Nalwadda.
The “Quote of the Quarter” is illustrated with a charcoal drawing by Farouq Ssebaggala.
The essay titled “Tragicongo” is illustrated with a charcoal drawing by Farouq Ssebaggala.
The essay titled “Those People” is illustrated with charcoal drawings by Farouq Ssebaggala.
The nonfiction piece titled “Bob Marley” is illustrated with a charcoal drawing by Farouq Ssebaggala.
The nonfiction piece titled “The Talk” is illustrated with a charcoal drawing by Farouq Ssebaggala.
The essay titled “A Two-Wheeled Nation” is illustrated with photos by Edgar R. Batte and Badru Katumba.
The short story titled “Miracle” is illustrated with a photo in the public domain via Wikimedia Commons.
Weganda Expression was captured by Edgar R. Batte.
All photos accompanying the “Diary of a Driver” were taken by Rodney Muhumuza.
Issue 7
Poetry
Diary
Q of the Q
Art and Photogrpahy
Uanikhehi Aideloje is a research scientist and business analyst with a recently found knack for writing content that informs and entertains.
Anna Adima, a writer and researcher based in Kampala, holds a PhD in African history and literature.
Arao Ameny is a Maryland-based writer and poet from Lango, Uganda.
C. I. Atumah is a writer from Nigeria whose work seeks to understand the human condition.
Gloria Mwaniga is a writer and educator from Kenya whose work has won the
Georgia Review Prize and the Isele Magazine Nonfiction Prize.
Ismael Kateregga is an established painter in Kampala.
Joseph Mugume is an artist and illustrator based in Kampala.
Junior Mudahunga is an artist based in Kigali, Rwanda.
Mwanabibi Sikamo is a Zambian storyteller and award-winning filmmaker.
Nduta Waweru writes her poems, essays and short fiction from Nairobi, Kenya.
Rodney Muhumuza is the founder and editor of The Weganda Review.
Sarah Adeyemo, Swan IX, is the debut author of The Shape of Silence.
Wambui wa Mwangi is the pen name of a writer based in Nairobi, Kenya.
W. G. Sebald, who died in 2001, was a German writer and historian.
Wisdom Adediji, NGP xi, is a genre-bending writer from Nigeria.
Cover art is a detail from “Sunset in Batsinda,” a painting by Junior Mudahunga.
Photos of the art portfolio titled “Serenity” were provided by Junior Mudahunga.
Photos of the art portfolio titled “Continuities” were provided by Ismael Kateregga.
“Quote of the Quarter” is illustrated with a charcoal drawing by Farouq Ssebaggala.
The essay titled “Uprooting the Pumpkin” is illustrated with a charcoal drawing by Farouq Ssebaggala.
The essay titled “Those People” is illustrated with photos by Rodney Muhumuza.
The essay titled “The Contextualist” is illustrated with photos sourced with the help of Peterson Kamwathi.
The essay titled “Family Cloth” is illustrated with photos sourced from Wikimedia Commons.
The essay titled “To Have and Have Not” is illustrated with photos sourced via Wikimedia Commons and the University of Cambridge.
The short story titled “The Prophecy” is illustrated with a charcoal drawing by Farouq Ssebaggala.
Weganda Expression was captured by Edgar Raymond Batte.
All photos accompanying the “Diary of a Seamstress” were taken by Rodney Muhumuza.
Issue 6
Poetry
Diary
Q of the Q
Art and Photogrpahy
Akal Mohan is a Kenyan short story writer, poet and essayist.
Eniola Arowolo is a writer from Nigeria who was shortlisted for the inaugural Chukwuemeka Akachi Prize.
Godfrey Banadda is a Ugandan painter and long-time art educator.
Joseph Mugume is an artist and illustrator based in Kampala.
Khaddafina Mbabazi is a writer and musician from Kampala who has won the PEN/Dau Prize for Emerging Writers.
Manzi Leon is a painter based in Kigali.
Michelle Ivy Alwedo’s poetry has been featured across Africa, Europe and North America.
Nana Nyarko Boateng is a writer and the recipient of the 2022 Henfield Prize for Fiction.
Olivia Nalubwama is a Ugandan political and social commentator.
Praise Osawaru is a writer, editor, and PR consultant based in Lagos.
Rodney Muhumuza is the founder and editor of The Weganda Review.
Willa Cather was an American writer whose acclaimed novels include Death Comes for the Archbishop.
Zabu Wamara is a 2023/2024 Global Voices Scholar at the University of East Anglia.
Cover art, titled “Blue,” is an acrylic-on-canvas painting by Manzi Leon.
Photos of the art portfolio titled “Complexity” were either provided by Godfrey Banadda or sourced courtesy of Umoja Art Gallery.
Photos of the art portfolio titled “Black Womenfolk” were provided by Manzi Leon.
“Quote of the Quarter” is illustrated with a charcoal drawing by Farouq Ssebaggala.
The essay titled “Among the Looters” is illustrated with a charcoal drawing by Farouq Ssebaggala.
The nonfiction piece titled “The Good President” is illustrated with a charcoal drawing by Farouq Ssebaggala.
The essay titled “Picture of Life” is illustrated with photos taken by Rodney Muhumuza.
The essay titled “Islandhood” is illustrated with photos sourced via the Colby College Museum of Art.
The nonfiction piece titled “Akafuuzi” is illustrated with a photo provided by Zabu Wamara.
The short story titled “God’s Windows” is illustrated with a charcoal drawing by Farouq Ssebaggala.
Weganda Expression was captured by Rodney Muhumuza for TWR.
All photos accompanying the “Diary of a Female Askari” were taken by Rodney Muhumuza for TWR.
Issue 5
Diary
Q of the Q
Art and Photogrpahy
Bruno Sserunkuuma is an art scholar and ceramist based at Makerere University.
Chimezie Chika is a writer of fiction and nonfiction. He currently resides in Nigeria.
Irene Birungi is a barista and waitress who works in a café just outside Kampala.
Ivan Mugyenzi Ashaba is a political ecologist who recently earned his doctorate at the University of Antwerp.
Joseph Mugume is an artist and illustrator based in Kampala.
Joshua Muwanguzi is an artist and photographer based in Kampala.
Lillian Akampurira Aujo is a Ugandan poet with a master’s degree in Creative Writing from the University of East Anglia.
Michael Imossan is a poet, playwright and editor of Ibibio origin.
Musiime Michelle Tumwesigye is a published author, poet and student in Kampala.
Rodney Muhumuza is the founder and editor of The Weganda Review.
Rucumu Gift is a writer, biographer and researcher based in Kampala.
Sanni Omodolapo is a Nigerian short story writer.
Yarri Kamara is a Sierra Leonean-Ugandan writer and translator.
Zainab A. Omaki is a Nigerian writer and PhD student in Creative Writing.
Cover art, titled Pumpkin, is a ceramic sculpture by Bruno Sserunkuuma.
Photos of the art portfolio titled “Living Things” were provided by Leonard Kateete.
Photos of the art portfolio titled “Vessels” were taken by Ocom Adonias.
“Quote of the Quarter” is illustrated with a charcoal drawing by Farouq Ssebaggala.
The essay titled “Ubumwe” is illustrated with a charcoal drawing by Farouq Ssebaggala.
The essay titled “Guilt” is illustrated with an abstract watercolor painting by Fons Heijnbroek, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
The essay titled “Prime Bush” is illustrated with a pair of photos by Ivan Mugyenzi Ashaba.
The essay titled “Something” is illustrated with a charcoal drawing by Farouq Ssebaggala.
The essay titled “A Recipe for Resistance” is illustrated with a charcoal drawing by Farouq Ssebaggala.
The story titled “Tunji” is illustrated with the photo of a sculpture held by the Metropolitan Museum of Art, CCO, via Wikimedia Commons.
Weganda Expression was captured by Joshua Muwanguzi.
All photos accompanying the “Diary of a Waitress” were taken by Rodney Muhumuza for TWR.
Issue 4
Diary
Q of the Q
Art and Photogrpahy
Adventino Banjwa is a Ph.D. Fellow at Makerere Institute of Social Research.
Ber Anena is a Ugandan poet and writer currently based in the U.S.
Chinua Ezenwa-Ohaeto is pursuing his Ph.D. in English at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
Chioniso Tsikisayi is an award-winning performance poet, writer and filmmaker in Zimbabwe.
Dennis Mugaa is the author of the forthcoming short story collection Half Portraits Under Water.
George W. Kyeyune is an associate professor of sculpture and history of African art at Makerere University.
Iruoma Chukwuemeka is a Nigerian essayist fascinated by photography.
Jackline Nanziri is a grocery clerk in the Namugongo area of Wakiso.
John Banville is an Irish novelist who won the Booker Prize in 2005.
Joseph Mugume is an artist and illustrator based in Kampala.
Mugabi Byenkya is an award-winning writer, editor, performer and rapper.
R. Canon Griffin is a Ugandan artist of many devices.
Risdel Kasasira is a Ugandan journalist and writer.
Robert Waswani is a Kenyan journalist and writer.
Rodney Muhumuza is the founder and editor of The Weganda Review.
Ssebo Lule is the poetry editor of The Weganda Review.
Cover art, titled Abaana ba Kintu, is an oil-on-canvas painting by George W. Kyeyune.
Photos of the portfolio titled “Ordinary Lives” were taken by Ocom Adonias or sourced via institutions associated with George W. Kyeyune.
Photos of the art portfolio titled “Subtlety” were taken by Ocom Adonias or provided by R. Canon Griffin.
“Quote of the Quarter” is illustrated with a charcoal drawing by Farouq Ssebaggala.
The essay titled “Rutocracy” is illustrated with a charcoal drawing by Farouq Ssebaggala.
The essay titled “Till the End” is illustrated with a charcoal drawing by Farouq Ssebaggala.
The essay titled “Important Hair” is illustrated with photos by Iruoma Chukwuemeka.
The essay titled “Good Kid, M.A.A.D City” is illustrated with a charcoal drawing by Farouq Ssebaggala.
The essay titled “What’s Broken?” is illustrated with a charcoal drawing by Farouq Ssebaggala.
The short story titled “Number Five” is illustrated with a charcoal drawing by Farouq Ssebaggala.
The short story titled “Grace Achike” is illustrated with a charcoal drawing by Farouq Ssebaggala.
Weganda Expression was captured by Rodney Muhumuza for TWR.
All photos accompanying the “Diary of a Grocery Clerk” are by Rodney Muhumuza for TWR.
Issue 3
Fiction
Non-fiction
Diary
Q of the Q
Art and Photogrpahy
Adventino Banjwa is a Ph.D. Fellow at Makerere Institute of Social Research.
Ber Anena is a Ugandan poet and writer currently based in the U.S.
Chinua Ezenwa-Ohaeto is pursuing his Ph.D. in English at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
Chioniso Tsikisayi is an award-winning performance poet, writer and filmmaker in Zimbabwe.
Dennis Mugaa is the author of the forthcoming short story collection Half Portraits Under Water.
George W. Kyeyune is an associate professor of sculpture and history of African art at Makerere University.
Iruoma Chukwuemeka is a Nigerian essayist fascinated by photography.
Jackline Nanziri is a grocery clerk in the Namugongo area of Wakiso.
John Banville is an Irish novelist who won the Booker Prize in 2005.
Joseph Mugume is an artist and illustrator based in Kampala.
Mugabi Byenkya is an award-winning writer, editor, performer and rapper.
R. Canon Griffin is a Ugandan artist of many devices.
Risdel Kasasira is a Ugandan journalist and writer.
Robert Waswani is a Kenyan journalist and writer.
Rodney Muhumuza is the founder and editor of The Weganda Review.
Ssebo Lule is the poetry editor of The Weganda Review.
Cover art, titled Abaana ba Kintu, is an oil-on-canvas painting by George W. Kyeyune.
Photos of the portfolio titled “Ordinary Lives” were taken by Ocom Adonias or sourced via institutions associated with George W. Kyeyune.
Photos of the art portfolio titled “Subtlety” were taken by Ocom Adonias or provided by R. Canon Griffin.
“Quote of the Quarter” is illustrated with a charcoal drawing by Farouq Ssebaggala.
The essay titled “Rutocracy” is illustrated with a charcoal drawing by Farouq Ssebaggala.
The essay titled “Till the End” is illustrated with a charcoal drawing by Farouq Ssebaggala.
The essay titled “Important Hair” is illustrated with photos by Iruoma Chukwuemeka.
The essay titled “Good Kid, M.A.A.D City” is illustrated with a charcoal drawing by Farouq Ssebaggala.
The essay titled “What’s Broken?” is illustrated with a charcoal drawing by Farouq Ssebaggala.
The short story titled “Number Five” is illustrated with a charcoal drawing by Farouq Ssebaggala.
The short story titled “Grace Achike” is illustrated with a charcoal drawing by Farouq Ssebaggala.
Weganda Expression was captured by Rodney Muhumuza for TWR.
All photos accompanying the “Diary of a Grocery Clerk” are by Rodney Muhumuza for TWR.
Issue 2
Fiction
Memoir
Diary
Q of the Q
Art and Photogrpahy
Barbara Barungi is an economist and philanthropist based in Abuja, Nigeria.
Bridget Ankunda writes poetry and studies law in Kampala.
Charles Onyango-Obbo is a Nairobi-based Ugandan journalist, writer, and curator of the Wall of Great Africans.
Destiny Gladys Chaiga, a member of the Echo Minds Poets, also performs as the Midnight Owl.
Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa was an Italian aristocrat and writer.
Jackee Budesta Batanda is a Ugandan writer and creative entrepreneur.
Joseph Mugume is an artist and illustrator based in Kampala.
Kaddu Wasswa is a writer, farmer, and AIDS activist who lives in Buikwe.
Letaru Dralega is a multi-media artist who helped found the Afropocene Studio/Lab in Kampala.
Lillian Awori is a ‘juice bartender’ just outside Kampala.
Marlon Agaba is the executive director of Anti-Corruption Coalition Uganda.
Odoki Jimmy Acellam is a writer and mental health advocate based in Kampala.
Rachael Mwine is a communications specialist based in Kampala.
Rodney Muhumuza is the founder and editor of The Weganda Review.
Sanaa Gateja is a multi-media artist who has been active for decades.
Cover art is a piece, now in a private collection, that’s part of a series of Layers of Life paintings by Ethiopian artist Natnael Ashebir.
The artwork was photographed by Rodney Muhumuza.
All photos of the art portfolio titled “Meditations” are by Martin Kharumwa.
All photos of the art portfolio titled “Talismans” are courtesy of Sanaa Gateja.
“Quote of the Quarter” is illustrated with a charcoal drawing by Farouq Ssebaggala.
The essay titled “Mao’s Dialectic” is illustrated with a charcoal drawing by Farouq Ssebaggala.
The essay titled “Similar Fruit” is illustrated with photos by Thomas Agaba Onyango.
The essay titled “The First Takeaway” is illustrated with a charcoal drawing by Farouq Ssebaggala.
The essay titled “Self-Entitlement” is illustrated with a charcoal drawing by Farouq Ssebaggala.
The essay titled “Full Circle” is illustrated with a painting by Theresa Musoke.
The essay titled “Digging Deep” is illustrated with the photo of a scene from Blue City, Chefchaouene, Morocco, Cattan 2011, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
The short story titled “Waiting in the Frangipani Tree” is illustrated with the photo of a famous painting by Paul Gauguin, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Weganda Expression was captured by Rodney Muhumuza for TWR.
All photos accompanying the “Diary of a Housekeeper” were taken by Rodney Muhumuza for TWR.
The memoir piece titled “Knowledge” is illustrated with one photo by Dutch photographer Andrea Stultiens and a second one that’s courtesy of the Kaddu Wasswa Archive.
Issue 1
Fiction
Diary
Q of the Q
Art and Photogrpahy
Collins Adiga is a ‘gateman’ who recently lost his job.
DevisThePoet is a playwright and poet active in Kampala.
Emmanuel Martin Mutaizibwa is a journalist who has covered Ugandan politics for many years.
Farouq Ssebaggala is an artist who recently graduated from the art school at Makerere University.
Hassan Higenyi is a writer and editor based in Kampala.
Ivan Ashaba is a political ecologist earning his doctorate in Europe.
Jan Ajwang is a journalist and media trainer at work in Kampala.
Joseph Mugume is an art student and illustrator in Kampala.
Keturah Sheebah Naluyange is a poet in Kampala.
Asinde Regina is a poet and writer of short stories.
Risdel Kasasira is a journalist who has written about the Ugandan military for many years.
Rodney Muhumuza is the founder and editor of The Weganda Review.
Saul Bellow, a giant of 20th century letters, won the 1976 Nobel Prize in literature.
Sheila Nakitende is a multi-disciplinary artist whose work has been exhibited around the world.
Cover art © Sheila Nakitende, photograph by Martin Kharumwa.
All photos of the art portfolio titled “Abaana ba Kintu” are by Martin Kharumwa.
The photo illustrating the essay titled “Rendezvous” is by Edgar Raymond Batte.
The photos accompanying the essay titled “Among the Poachers” are courtesy of Ivan Ashaba.
The photo accompanying the essay titled “Awori’s Choice” is courtesy of the Awori family.
The sketch illustrating the essay titled “Sons of the Resistance” is by Farouq Ssebaggala.
Photos accompanying the Diary of a Gateman are by Edgar Raymond Batte.
Photos of the art portfolio titled “Money Goes” are courtesy of Farouq Ssebaggala.
“Quote of the Quarter” is illustrated with the photo of a pair of sculpted ducks, an exhibit in the British Museum, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
The sketch of tangled roots illustrating the essay titled “A Charmed Life” is by Farouq Ssebaggala.
The “Weganda Expression” was captured by Rodney Muhumuza for TWR.
The essay titled “Office of the Aunt” is illustrated with the photo of an artwork depicting the bust of an African woman, by Joseph Cordier, the Walters Art Museum, via Wikimedia Commons.
The photo illustrating the essay titled “The Weganda Imperative” is by Edgar Raymond Batte.
The artwork illustrating poetry by DevisThePoet is untitled, by Ervafsiuol, licensed under CC BY-
SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
The artwork illustrating poetry by Keturah Sheebah Naluyange is titled The Dream Creator, by
David S. Soriano, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
The artwork illustrating a short story titled “Miloth” is a painting of an African mother carrying her
child, by Arthckunskap, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.