Fountain Publishers

Fountain Publishers

Status	Active
Founded	1989
Founder	James Tumusiime
Country of origin	Uganda
Headquarters location	Kampala
Official website	fountainpublishers.net

Fountain Publishers is a publishing company in Uganda and Rwanda.^[1] Fountain is a publisher of educational material, literary material and maps.^[2]

History

Fountain Publishers was started in 1988 by James Tumusiime and his wife.^[3] Its first offices were on top of the former City Bar. Fountain employed only four individuals, with just a typewriter and four desks. Their maiden publication was, "Who is Who in Uganda", a miniature directory of politicians, religious men and academicians. Uganda 30 years, 1992, their second imprint is telling too 30 year old nation birthday book.^[4]

Notable authors

• Gilbert Bukenya
• Mary Karooro Okurut
• Goretti Kyomuhendo
• Mahmood Mamdani
• Janet Museveni
• Christopher Henry Muwanga Barlow
• Michael B. Nsimbi
• Julius Ocwinyo
• Charles Onyango-Obbo
• Taban Lo Liyong
• Lillian Tindyebwa
• Timothy Wangusa

See also

• List of companies based in Uganda

References

1. "Talking books: James Tumusiime in conversation with Katherine Salahi". Bellagio Publishing Network. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
2. Emma Dawson, Varughese (2012). Beyond the Postcolonial: World Englishes Literature. Palgrave Macmillan. p. 107. ISBN 9781137265234. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
3. "James Tumusiime, a pillar of indigenous publishing in Uganda". Daily Monitor. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
4. "Fountain Publishers marks 20 years, looks to the future". The Independent. Retrieved 25 February 2015.

External links

• fountainpublishers.net, the company's official website