Meet Your Author is a literary podcast spotlighting African writers across the continent through conversations on books, writing, publishing, and the creative process.
Each episode brings listeners into conversation with African writers, exploring the stories behind the books, the realities of publishing, and the creative journeys shaping contemporary African literature.
Episode 25: Facing Mountains with Jacqueline Asiimwe
Jacqueline Asiimwe is an intentional leader, so it comes as no surprise that her memoir brings together deeply personal experiences with reflections on leadership. She truly walks the talk.
In this episode, we discuss what literally climbing mountains has taught her, navigating pain and how those experiences led her to create spaces that support other leaders. We also talk about the influence of her parents, the process of writing a memoir, and what lies ahead for her.
🎧 Tune in for a refreshing take on leadership, resilience and what it means to face your mountains.
1 Sept 2026
Episode 24: Writing Speculative Fiction with Dilman Dila
In this episode, I host Dilman Dila and we discuss his short story collection, Where Rivers Go To Die (Rosarium Publishing, 2023), a startling collection of eight wonderful tales full of imagination, wonder, sorrow, power, and hope that weave Uganda’s wonderful myth and reality with its past, present, and possible future.
Tune in for a conversation on writing speculative fiction in Uganda and the bridge between film and writing in Dilman's world.
Follow MYA on social media @authormeet.
16 Aug 2026
Episode 23: The Weavings of Life by Twasiima P. Bigirwa
The episode features Ugandan writer, Twasiima Patricia Bigirwa, as we discuss her short story collection, The Weavings of Life and the dynamics of writing in contemporary Uganda.
The Weavings of Life is a collection of stories that showcases the lives of Ugandan women in contemporary times as they navigate the feelings and experiences of loss and yearning, triumph and grief and face the contradictions of home, belonging, culture and faith.
Tune in for a conversation about Twasiima’s literary journey and her resolve to build a career as a writer and what that entails.
Follow MYA on social media @authormeet.
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