Beatrice Lamwaka

Beatrice Lamwake (born and raised in Alokolum, Gulu) is a Ugandan writer. She was shortlisted for the 2011 Caine Prize for her story "Butterfly Dreams". Quotes At night, I thought about this man and his wife whatever they would be doing I winced every time I thought he also called her, latona I turned here and there with no sleep I looked for traces of him in my bed Only emptiness welcomed me. A poem on Nyeri I waited for my intelligence to return My mother did not teach me to be second I am a good person What is happening to me? I started writing seriously when I joined FEMRITE – Uganda Women Writers Association, in 1999. I met women who shared the same dream with me and we supported each other to write and since then I got hooked. I have written on and off but now I am sure that writing is what I want to do. I know I can’t live without it. I have mainly written short stories which are published in different anthologies and journals around the world. And I have taught in classes, too. She talks about her writing journey Critics should read a little bit more. Creative arts – like any work – involve a lot of brain work and they should appreciate whatever someone comes up with. Butterfly Dreams is one of my most difficult stories to write. I was dealing with emotions and questions that I didn’t know answers for. How do you deal with a formerly abducted child? My brother was once abducted by rebels and when he returned home, he wasn’t the same again. It took me such a long time to write because it was emotionally draining for me to write and sometimes I would stop writing it but I knew that I must write it. I was glad when I completed writing it. External links