Author Aliker Foundation

19/09/2025

Akello Patience was one of our pioneer student poets.
Many aspiring student poets look up to her. A win for Akello is a win for our community student poets.
It's 6 days to go. Vote Akello Patience
https://africavotes.com/n/patience.akello

S D G Champion Award: My Name Is Akello Patience, 21 Years Old, From Gulu City, A Year 2 Student Of Community Development And Social Justice At Kyambogo University, And I Am Honoured To Be Nominated..

08/09/2025

https://www.thecritiquemagazine.com/post/mr-president-poetry-isnt-just-artits-a-catalyst-for-national-growth?fbclid=IwY2xjawMrnQJleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHnkNygAM3fOlbDnT_O7nZQL1JDTSizt313u7ypDP6yrpx5HVTvtjazl846SL_aem_Muhx3Qv9h3Oot7C9h1ATdA

Far from being irrelevant, poetry is dangerous—dangerous to dictators, but liberating for societies.

08/09/2025

https://chimpreports.com/museveni-tells-teachers-uganda-needs-science-more-than-poetry/?fbclid=IwY2xjawMrla5leHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHp_tfRZBIUAQvaMO5FAxQ4Jn2VGX5Qd0X39Byf7--1pswuR8_4ofFELMGhsx_aem_GT5KGe3CjqUSlyqiOWu1qg

MBARARA, Uganda – President Yoweri Museveni has defended his government’s decision to prioritise higher pay for science teachers over their arts counterparts, telling educators that Uganda urgently needs engineers, doctors and crop scientists “not poetry.” Speaking on Friday at Ntare School ...

05/09/2025

Every new book is a new story that adds to the development of our literary infrastructure.

30/08/2025

Feed the mind and it generously will feed you.

30/08/2025

Don't miss out on today's Daily Monitor, a book review of Dakota Ojul (Ojul Onesimus Odora) autobiography.
Dakta Ojul, Kitgum's first Opthalmologist narrates his life of more than seven decades in a book.
Copies are already available in Gulu City (Las' Cafe)

11/08/2025

Did you know about John Rugunda and his contribution to Uganda 's literary space?

JOHN RUGANDA: THE VOICE THAT SPOKE TRUTH TO POWER

John Ruganda (1941–2007) is remembered as the father of Ugandan theatre and one of East Africa’s sharpest literary minds. His plays were not just scripts for the stage, they were mirrors held up to society.

In The Burdens (1972), Ruganda dives deep into the struggles of post-independence life, broken dreams, political betrayal, and the silent weight ordinary people carry. It is a play that strips away illusions, showing us that freedom without justice is an empty promise.

Ruganda’s genius was in making theatre travel beyond big cities. Through groups like the Makerere Free Travelling Theatre and the Nairobi University Free Travelling Theatre, he brought art to the people. Villages, towns, and marketplaces became his stage.

Even in his final years, battling illness, Ruganda remained committed to telling stories that mattered. His words still echo, reminding us that art is not just entertainment, it is a weapon, a voice, a memory.

The Burdens still speaks today. The question is, are we listening.

28/07/2025

Professor Okello Oculi, a distinguished Ugandan scholar, poet has died at the age of 83. He was known for his works, Pr******te (1968), Song for the Sun in Us (Poets of Africa, 2000) and dramatized poetry titled Orphan (1968)

https://dailytrust.com/ex-daily-trust-editorial-board-member-professor-okello-oculi-dies-at-83/?fbclid=IwY2xjawLz6-xleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFlUEZCWjRFWGxDNXR5VlQ1AR7gAmXZv34SJ59t73z44bgcN_sHsbufIXoWsfZGQtn8gyF5H8kFgCNLmEVhlQ_aem_sgFRNT7-t-8VnJJnRjgiIA

Professor Okello Oculi, a distinguished Ugandan scholar, poet, and long-serving member of the Daily Trust Editorial Board, has died at the age of 83. Oculi...

21/07/2025

If practice leads to perfection, then write every day.

11/07/2025

My Mayor, is Aliker p'Ocitti's first memoir published using a pen-name. This book was inspired by his experience after failing in 2016 to become the Mayor of Gulu.
If this is your first attempt at Ugandan elections, it may be in your interest to read my book prior to your nominations.
https://a.co/d/fpIOWux

My Mayor is a book that was inspired by Ochittis experience during campaigns for the position of mayor of Wipolo Municipal Council as a member of the opposition partythe Alternative Forum Party (TAF). This campaigns were in Wipolo District in the months of September,2015, to February, 2016. In ...

02/06/2025

Are you a potential literary partner or sponsor? Pickup this Call.

31/05/2025

Author Aliker Foundation Poetry Prize, 2025 DOWLOADING...!