Fountain Publishers

Fountain PublishersStatus| Active

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Founded| 1988 (36 years ago) (1988)
Founder| James Tumusiime
Country of origin| Uganda
Headquarters location| Kampala
Official website| www.fountainpublishers.co.ug

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

## History

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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. Their second publication was Uganda 30 Years (1992), a thirty-year-old nation birthday book.[4]

## Notable authors

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* 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

## Book series

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* Fountain Series in Education Studies[5]
* Fountain Series in Gender Studies[6]
* Fountain Series in Law and Business Studies[7]
* Kituo cha Katiba (Swahili, "Constitution Centre") Occasional Publication (series)[8]
* Our Heritage Series[9]
* Tales from the Past[10]

## See also

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* Companies portal
* Literature portal
* Uganda portal

* List of companies based in Uganda

## References

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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. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
5. ^ Fountain Series in Education Studies, worldcat.org. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
6. ^ Fountain Series in Gender Studies, worldcat.org. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
7. ^ Fountain Series in Law and Business Studies, worldcat.org. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
8. ^ Kituo cha Katiba Occasional Publication, worldcat.org. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
9. ^ Our Heritage Series, fountainpublishers.co.ug. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
10. ^ Tales from the Past, fountainpublishers.co.ug. Retrieved 16 July 2023.

## External links

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* fountainpublishers.net, the company's official website

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* VIAF

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* United States

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