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Beatrice Lamwaka -LRB- born and raised in Alokolum , Gulu -RRB- is a Ugandan writer .. Gulu. Gulu. Alokolum. Alokolum. She was shortlisted for the 2011 Caine Prize for her story `` Butterfly Dreams '' .. Caine Prize. Caine Prize. She is the founder and director of the Arts Therapy Foundation , a non-profit organisation that provides psychological and emotional support through creative arts therapies .. She is the general secretary of PEN Uganda Chapter and an executive member of the Uganda Reproduction Rights Organisation -LRB- URRO -RRB- .. She has served on the executive board of the Uganda Women Writers Association -LRB- FEMRITE -RRB- , where she has been a member since 1998 .. Uganda Women Writers Association. FEMRITE. She formerly wrote articles for the Global Press Institute about issues affecting women , including HIV / AIDS , the impact of war on women , and social justice .. HIV / AIDS. HIV / AIDS. Her creative writing -LRB- short stories and her novel -RRB- also focus on these issues .. In 2009 , she was a writer in residence at Chateau de Lavingny , Switzerland .. In November 2013 , she was a resident working on her novel , Sunflowers at the Rockefeller Foundation 's Bellagio Center .. She was a recipient of 2011 Young Achievers Award in the category of Art , Culture and Fashion .. She received a grant from HF Guggenheim to research land disputes in post-conflict northern Uganda .. She was shortlisted for the 2011 Caine Prize for African Writing and a finalist for the PEN / Studzinski Literary Award 2009 .. Caine Prize. Caine Prize