Batswana women writers making a mark

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Three Batswana women writers - Lauri Kubuitsile, Bontekanye Botumile and Wame Molefhe - are making waves in Botswana's literary circles.

The trio, who are close friends, are in the process of jointly writing an anthology of short stories for children.

The 44-year-old American-born Kubuitsile came to Botswana in 1989 as a Peace Corp and three years later got married to a Motswana, so she decided to stay in the country. Her first book "Uganda", which is non-fiction, was published in the United States of America (US) in 2005. Kubuitsile's detective book "Fatal Payout" was published by Macmillan Botswana in the same year.

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Women unite for progress

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