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Mildred Kiconco Barya is a writer and poet from Uganda.〔(【引用サイトリンク】website=http://www.monitor.co.ug/artsculture/Reviews/-/691232/1294386/-/50513z/-/index.html )〕 She was awarded the 2008 Pan African Literary Forum Prize for Africana Fiction, but had earlier gained recognition for her poetry, particularly her first two collections, ''Men Love Chocolates But They Don't Say'' (2002) and ''The Price of Memory: After the Tsunami'' (2006).〔(Barya, M. K. (June 2008). "Bio." MildredBarya.com ) Retrieved 14 June 2008.〕〔(Pan African Literary Forum (May 2008). ) "Writing Contest Results", PALF. Retrieved 14 June 2008.〕 Barya has also worked as journalist and travel writer. From August 2007 to August 2009, she served as Writer-In-Residence at TrustAfrica, a Pan-African foundation based in Dakar, Senegal. She graduated from MFA program at Syracuse University, New York City, in 2012, and currently (as of 2013) is a member of the Creative Writing Faculty at Alabama School of Fine Arts (ASFA).〔(Alabama School of Fine Arts (ASFA) (2013). "Creative Writing – Faculty." ) Retrieved 3 February 2013.〕 She has previously lived and worked in Germany, Botswana, Kenya and Uganda. Besides her career as a writer, Barya has also worked as a Human Resource Advisor for Ernst & Young in Uganda.〔(Trust Africa (2008), "Who We Are: Our Staff." ) TrustAfrica.org. Retrieved 14 June 2008.〕〔(Barya, M. K. (7 March 2006). "Creating an enabling enivronment for writers." ) ''Crossing Borders'' No. 10. British Council Arts. Retrieved 14 June 2008.〕〔(Barya, M. K. (June 2008), "Press Release", MildredBarya.com ) Retrieved 14 June 2008.〕 Barya is a founding member〔(Barya, Mildred. "The future of African writing: personal reflections" ). ''Pambazuka News'', 10 August 2011. Issue 544. Retrieved 24 August 2011.〕 and currently serves on the advisory board of African Writers Trust,〔("Advisory Board", African Writers Trust. ) Retrieved 24 August 2011.〕 "a non-profit entity which seeks to coordinate and bring together African writers in the Diaspora and writers on the continent to promote sharing of skills and other resources, and to foster knowledge and learning between the two groups."〔("What is African Writers Trust?" ) African Writers Trust. Retrieved 24 August 2011.〕 ==Education== Born in Kabale District in southwest Uganda, Barya attended Mwisi Primary School and Kigezi High School. In 1996, she was awarded a full government scholarship to attend Makerere University in Uganda. She graduated in 1999 with a BA in Literature. She also while at college joined FEMRITE—Uganda Women Writers Association, where she worked closely with Goretti Kyomuhendo, then Program Coordinator, and Violet Barungi, then FEMRITE editor.〔〔(Musoke-Nteyafas, Jane. "Ugandan Writers: Meet Mildred Barya Kiconco." ) AfroLit, 10 March 2006. Retrieved 24 August 2011.〕〔(Caples, LaKeisha L. "I try to highlight social issues affecting women – Violet Barungi." ) AfricanWriter.com. 10 May 2010. Retrieved 24 August 2011.〕 In 2000, Barya took certificate courses in Information, Communication and Globalisation at the International Women's University, Vifu, in Hamburg, Germany. In 2002, she studied Editorial Practices and Publishing Management at Moi University, Eldoret, Kenya. From 2002 to 2004, she rejoined Makerere University to earn a Master's degree in Organisational Psychology.〔〔 In 2006–2007, Barya held a writer's residence fellowship at the Per Sesh Writing Program in Popenguine, Senegal, under the instruction of Ayi Kwei Armah.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mildred Barya」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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