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Thabisa J. Mthembu

Writer of translation and fiction

I write translation. My work has appeared in Pretoria Journal and a few places that have long since closed. My readers are the reason I keep going.

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Some of my pieces still make me wince. Some, I'm proud of.

What gifts mean to Thabisa: Any gift will help me print a small run of my next book.

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Soledad T. MartínezReader / listener🇦🇷
your piece on translation stayed with me for weeks! Thank you again.
Asuka Nanami OtaReader / listener🇯🇵
Thank you for putting words to things I couldn't Greetings from Tokyo.
Bruna Regina GonçalvesReader / listener🇧🇷
your writing group gave me the nerve to start. Greetings from Contagem.
Macharia Brian LubegaReader / listener🇰🇪
Thank you for putting words to things I couldn't. Greetings from Embakasi.

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