Winnie Nantongo is a Ugandan writer, poet, author, and creative based in Kampala. Winnie's work centers around love, growth, healing, inspiration, activism, affirmations, and sometimes business in tech & media. Her stated goal is to assist people develop their minds and hearts through poetry and storytelling.
Hey, I love writing and exploring stories I have created in my head. Poetry started this journey of creating stories in various genres. The dreams and things I’ve seen are what inspire me to create worlds you probably haven’t even thought could be possible. But as I write this writing wasn’t my first love. Until I was 16/17, I wrote my first poem while playing video games. I was rhyming in my head and thought that should be written down and after that I got hooked. At first with stories, I wanted to make tv shows, movies. I wrote my first script and let my dad read it but became heartbroken by what my father said. After his truth bomb, he said I should write a book. Even though the whole situation discouraged me, I still felt the urge to wr
