Lubwa p'Chong


Lubwa p'Chong was a Ugandan playwright and poet. He founded and edited Nanga, the magazine of the National Teachers College, Kampala, and edited Dhana, the Makerere University literary magazine. His poetry has appeared in East African magazines and anthologies.

Early life and education

Cliff Lubwa P’chong was born in Gulu, Uganda. He was educated at Sam Baker School, Gulu, the National Teachers' College Kyambogo and at Makerere, Durham and Exeter universities. He was a creative writing fellow at the University of Iowa, and lectured in drama-in-education at the Institute of Teacher Education, Kyambogo. He had his early education there and in Kyambogo. He taught for several years, and then studied literature and linguistics at Makerere University.

Writing

His plays Generosity Kills and The Last Safari were followed by Words of My Groaning, a portrait of life in independent Africa. His other plays are The Minister’s Wife, The Bishop’s Daughters, Do Not Uproot the Ppumpkin, Kinsmen and Kinswomen and The Madman. Lubwa has also published the article "Okot p’Bitek: The cultural matrix of the acholi", in Uganda: The Cultural Landscape, edited by Eckhard Breitinger.

Published works

Plays

Literary criticism