Thoughts from Botswana by Lauri Kubuitsile: Mahalapye Writers' Club

Monday, March 13, 2017

Mahalapye Writers' Club

MAHALAPYE

WRITERS’

CLUB

All writers or people interested in writing are invited to attend the first meeting of Mahalapye Writers’ Club. After this we will be meeting the second Saturday of each month, same venue, same time.

Date: Saturday 8 April 2017

Time: 2 pm

Venue: Mahalapye Brigade

(Mahalapye Development Trust) opposite Tamocha PS along the Shoshong Rd

Bring a 500 word sample of your writing to share, pen and paper, and what you’re currently reading.

See you there!!

Any queries contact Lauri Kubuitsile at lakubuitsile@gmail.com

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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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Monday, March 13, 2017

Mahalapye Writers' Club

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