A FEASIBILITY STUDY ON A SUSTAINABLE STRATEGIC ALLIANCE ON COLLECTIVE MANAGEMENT IN UGANDA: PERSPECTIVES OF ACADEMIC AND NON-FICTION LITERARY WORKS.

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CODE OF ETHICS FOR AUTHORS

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Uganda Textbook Academic and Non-Fiction Authors Association (UTANA)

UTANA @10 ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS

THEME: “SECURING THE FUTURE OF WRITERS AND AUTHORS IN AFRICA”.

UTANA is a member driven association upholding and enhancing the profile, significance and rights of academic and non-fiction authors in Uganda. UTANA in conjunction with the Norwegian Non-Fiction Writers and Translators Association (NFFO) is celebrating 10 years of existence since its establishment in 2013/2014. The activities to be a commemorated during the celebrations are, young writer’s competition, Author exposition, satellite meetings and a hybrid symposium.

Young Writers’ Competition. Targets young persons aged 18 years and below who are and creativity into confidence and writing ability. The nominees will attend the conference and participate in activities of utana@10 celebration. Iinterested participatesnets should submit a summary of not more than 300 words together with a copy of their written work to either [email protected] OR physically to UTANA Office (Teachers House, Plot 28/30 Bombo Road, Office Room 208) during office hours from 8:00am – 5:00pm, not later than 30^th September 2024. The organising committee of utana@10 celebrations will participate in selecting the winners
Satellite meetings: The satellite meetings are planned to be organised at regional level by selected respective institutions and entities. The meetings will be customised to include workshops, poster presentations, library book displays, dedicated lecture sessions and any other activity as deemed relevant by the respective host institution. The meeting and activities are expected to take place between 14^th and 15^th November 2024 to coincide with the national anniversary celebrations.
Author Exposition: An outstanding author(s) shall be selected to expose his/her works during the UTANA Symposium. Interested authors to expose their works are invited to submit their personal profiles and books to be exposed to [email protected].

A Hybrid Symposium.

UTANA in Collaboration with the Network of African Academic and Nonfiction Authors (Naana), Norwegian Association of Nonfiction and Translators (NFFO) and International Authors Forum (IAF) is holding a Two day Hybrid Symposium on Capacity Building of Academic and Nonfiction Authorship for Africa’s Transformations.

Date: 14^th to 15^th November 2024 Venue: Silver Springs Hotel

Convener: Prof. Elisam Magara, Chairman UTANA

Partners: Network of African Academic and Nonfiction Authors (Naana), Norwegian Association of Nonfiction and Translators (NFFO) and International Authors Forum (IAF).

Chairman Organizing Committee: Dr. George C. Muganga, +256772446935, 702466050 [email protected],

Sub-themes:

Sustaining Literary output in a Knowledge Economy
Capacity Building for Authorship and School Books
Strengthening Right Holders Organisation in Africa
Networking, Collaboration and Strategic Alliance
Artificial Intelligence and Academic Authorship
Building Book Publishing Capacity

Contact: All correspondences regarding the above activities to be addressed to the UTANA Programmes Administrator, UTANA, 0709799030/ 0760377960, [email protected].

Physical Attendance Fee: Participants interested to attend physically are required to pay a participation Fee of 150,000 UGX. The Fee entitles you to attend all symposium proceedings, including break teas and Lunch. The payments to be made through UTANA Bank account as detailed below:

Account Name: Uganda Textbook Academic and Non Fiction Authors Association

Account number: 01083551399381 Currency: Ugandan shillings (UGX)

Bank name: DFCU BANK Swift Code: DFCUUGKA

Branch: Makerere Branch Bank address: P.O. BOX 70 Kampala

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