Thoughts from Botswana by Lauri Kubuitsile: The Essence Festival Durban South Africa

Tuesday, November 8, 2016

The Essence Festival Durban South Africa

I will be speaking at the Essence Festival in Durban South Africa on Friday 11 November from 2-3 pm. The event is taking place in the Durban ICC and I will be at the area called Coffee Conversation.

I will be in conversation with South African writer Elana Bregin and facilitator Ayanda Mabanga. We will be speaking on: “A writer’s response – a conversation about creativity”.
Click Here to learn more about the Festival.
Hope to see people there !!

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My Writing Successes

I have numerous published books, including three books from my Kate Gomolemo Detective series; The Fatal Payout (Macmillan 2005) , Murder for Profit (Pentagon 2008) and Anything for Money (Vivlia 2010). My children's book Mmele and the Magic Bones (Pentagon 2008) was short-listed for the African Writers Prize (UK) and has since been chosen as a set book for all primary schools in Botswana.

My book The Fatal Payout is a set work for all junior secondary school students in Botswana. Two of my books The Second Worst Thing (Oxford University Press) and The Curse of the Gold Coins (Vivlia) are CAPS approved in South African schoold for grade 7.

My short stories have won numerous prizes including first prize in the 2007 BTA/AngloPlatinum Short Story Contest, and twice winning highly commended in the Commonwealth Broadcasting Association Short Story Contest. I won the Golden Baobab Prize in both 2009 and 2010, first in the junior section and the following year the senior section. My stories can be found on four continents; online, in print literary and popular magazines, and in anthologies.

In 2005, I was among three writers short-listed for our national, biannual prize for creative writing the Orange/Botswerere Prize. In 2007, I took first position for the same prize. In 2011 I was short-listed for The Caine Prize.

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Tuesday, November 8, 2016

The Essence Festival Durban South Africa

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