Tlotlo Tsamaase

Tlotlo Tsamaase (xe/xem/xer or she/her/hers) is a Motswana writer. Xer novella, “The Silence of Wilting Skin”, is a Lambda Literary Award finalist, and was the first Motswana nominee for the Rhysling Award. Tlotlo is a Caine Prize finalist, and xe received support from the Rolex Mentor and Protégé Arts Initiative, and xer story “Behind Our Irises” jointly won the Nommo Award. Xer short fiction has appeared in multiple best-of anthologies, Africa Risen, New Suns 2, Chiral Mad 5, and other venues. Womb City is Tlotlo’s debut novel.