Fountain Publishers

Fountain Publishers
StatusActive
Founded1988 (36 years ago) (1988)
FounderJames Tumusiime
Country of originUganda
Headquarters locationKampala
Official websitewww.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

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

Book series

  • 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

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. 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.
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