Tlotlo Tsamaase

"I believe that is one of my stories that has a prose that is quite straight-forward and less lyrical, so it was a different type of writing that I enjoyed exploring. I’d always wanted to write an expo…"

"Read a lot. Write a lot. And find which genre resonates with you. I learned the hard way that short stories are the perfect way to explore yourself as a writer. They can be as short as flash fiction o…"

"I wouldn’t say it was a conscious choice, it was more of being called to it,” she said in an interview. Speculative fiction, surrealism, magical realism, all these genres. To be honest, I just wrote s…"

"It has been surreal and amazing too. Sometimes I don’t grasp the reality of it until someone points it out because you’re always on the move with stories and you don’t pause to settle in the moment. I…"

"It does feel like they’re talking about someone else, It’s definitely very validating to be recognized for something that you love, especially when you’re a marginalized author in a creative field. An…"

"The best was having the story appear besides the following prolific and amazing authors’ works in the anthology: Nnedi Okorafor, TL Huchu, Dilman Dila, Rafeeat Aliyu, Mame Bougouma Diene, Mazi Nwonwu …"