Tlotlo Tsamaase
Tlotlo Tsamaase is a Motswana speculative fiction writer and poet whose stories and poems have been nominated for or won numerous awards. She is currently represented by Naomi Davis of BookEnds Literary Agency.[1]
Tlotlo Pearl Tsamaase | |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Author |
| Nationality | Botswana |
| Genre | Science fiction and fantasy |
| Notable awards | Bessie Head Short Story Awards |
| Website | |
| www | |
Her fiction has appeared in Clarkesworld Magazine, The Best of World Science Fiction Volume 1, Futuri uniti d'Africa, Terraform, Strange Horizons, Africanfuturism: An Anthology, and more.
Awards and nominations
| Year | Nominated work | Category | Award | Result | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Unlettered Skies of the Sublime | Best novel | Bessie Head Short Story Awards | Won | [2] | |
| 2017 | I Will Be Your Grave | Best Poem | Rhysling Award | Nominated | [3] | |
| 2017 | Virtual Snapshots | Nommo Award | Nominated | [4] | ||
| 2021 | The Silence of the Wilting Sun | LGBTQ Science Fiction/Fantasy/Horror | 33rd Lambda Literary Awards | Nominated | [5] | |
| 2021 | The Silence of the Wilting Sun | Best novella | Nommo Award | Nominated | Not yet finalised. | [6] |
Selected bibliography
Fiction — short stories
- "Who Will Clean Our Spirits When We Are Gone?", The Dark Magazine
- "The River of Night", The Dark Magazine
- "Eclipse Our Sins", Clarkesworld Magazine
- "Behind Our Irises", in Wole Talabi, editor, Africanfuturism: An Anthology (2020)
References
- "New Client Alert". BookEnds Literary Agency. Retrieved 2021-11-27.
- "Winners of the Bessie Head Literature Awards from 2007 through 2011".
- "Tlotlo Tsamaase".
- "Tlotlo Tsamaase".
- Jim Provenzano, "Lambda Literary Awards 2021 finalists announced". Bay Area Reporter, March 15, 2021.
- "2021 Nommo Awards Shortlist".
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