Bonnie Lubega was a journalist and writer born in Buganda, Uganda, in 1929. After earning his teaching qualification, he moved to Germany to study journalism. There, he began work as a script writer and radio presenter, later returning to Uganda to work as a journalist in Kampala. His debut novel, The Burning Bush was published in 1970. His other notable novels include Outcasts (1971), Pot of Honey (1974) and two children's books, Cry Jungle Children (1974) and Great Animal Land (1977).
