Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi

Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi is a Ugandan fiction writer. She is the author of three books, Kintu , Let's Tell This Story Properly , and, most recently, A Girl is a Body of Water . Makumbi is a recipient of the Windham-Campbell Prize. She won the Global Commonwealth Short story prize 2014 for her short story, "Let's Tell This Story Properly." She is a Cheuse International Writing Fellow (2019) and KNAW-NAIS residency (2021). She has a PhD from Lancaster University and has been senior lecturer at...See more

Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi is a Ugandan fiction writer. She is the author of three books, Kintu , Let's Tell This Story Properly , and, most recently, A Girl is a Body of Water . Makumbi is a recipient of the Windham-Campbell Prize. She won the Global Commonwealth Short story prize 2014 for her short story, "Let's Tell This Story Properly." She is a Cheuse International Writing Fellow (2019) and KNAW-NAIS residency (2021). She has a PhD from Lancaster University and has been senior lecturer at several universities in Britain. See less