When the Sensibility of Art Meets the Pragmatism of Science: A Conversation with Tlotlo Tsamaase, by Darlington Chibueze Anuonye Interviews [email protected] Wed, 07/26/2023 - 15:13 Photo by Lorraine KinnearTlotlo Tsamaase’s science fiction “Peeling Time (Deluxe Edition),” which asserts a feminist agency and voice in a patriarchal and oppressive speculative world, was shortlisted for this year’s Caine Prize for African writing. Tsamaase is a Motswana author. Xer debut adult novel, Womb City, comes out in January 2024 from Erewhon Books. Xer novella, The Silence of the Wilting Skin, was a 2021 Lambda Literary Award finalist. Tsamaase has received support from the Rolex Mentor and Protégé Arts Initiative, and xer story “Behind Our Irises” jointly won the Nommo Award. Tsamaase was a writer-in-residence at Casa Snowapple Writers Residency. Xer short fiction has appeared in multiple best-of anthologies, Africa Risen, New Suns 2, Chiral Mad 5, and other venues. Xe obtained a bachelor’s degree in architecture from the University of Botswana and won an award for design architecture. Tsamaase is currently pursuing an MFA in creative writing at Chapman University. In this conversation, Darlington Chibueze Anuonye chats with Tsamaase on the inspiration and aspiration of xer story. Darlington: Congratulations on your Caine Prize shortlist, Tlotlo. I was excited when I saw “Peeling Time” and Mame Bougouma Diene and Woppa Diallo’s... Continue reading at 'World Literature Today'
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