Julius Ocwinyo
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Julius Ocwinyo is a Uganda
Uganda
Uganda , officially the Republic of Uganda, is a landlocked country in East Africa. Uganda is also known as the "Pearl of Africa". It is bordered on the east by Kenya, on the north by South Sudan, on the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the southwest by Rwanda, and on the south by...

n editor, poet and novelist. His novels include Fate of the Banished (1997), The Unfulfilled Dream (2002), and Footprints of the Outsider. Ocwinyo was born in Teboke village in Apac District
Apac District
Apac District is a district in Northern Uganda. Like most other Ugandan districts, it is named after its 'chief town', Apac, where the district headquarters are located...

. He studied at Aboke
Aboke
Aboke is a town in northern Apac District, Uganda.It is known for being the site of the Aboke abductions in October 1996 from St. Mary's College of 139 schoolgirls by rebels of the Lord's Resistance Army....

 Junior Seminary and Lango College
Lango College
Lango College is a school found in Lira District, Uganda....

, before joining the Institute of Teacher Education at Kyambogo
Kyambogo University
Kyambogo University , is a public university in Uganda. It was established in 2001 as the third public university in Uganda.-Location:...

, where he earned a Diploma in Education. He later studied at Makerere University
Makerere University
Makerere University , Uganda's largest and second-oldest higher institution of learning, , was first established as a technical school in 1922. In 1963 it became the University of East Africa, offering courses leading to general degrees from the University of London...

, where he received a Bachelor of Education
Bachelor of Education
A Bachelor of Education is an undergraduate academic degree which qualifies the graduate as a teacher in schools.-North America:...

. Ocwinyo taught at various educational institutions before becoming an editor for Fountain Publishers, Kampala
Kampala
Kampala is the largest city and capital of Uganda. The city is divided into five boroughs that oversee local planning: Kampala Central Division, Kawempe Division, Makindye Division, Nakawa Division and Lubaga Division. The city is coterminous with Kampala District.-History: of Buganda, had chosen...

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