Just read this short story called “Mothers” on the Lolwe website… the story was too good and beautifully woven and I couldn’t resist doing a check on the author. 🤌🏾 My research has landed on the author’s short story collection and I can’t wait to see more from this author.✨

Well done (locally) Friday 👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿

💜 WHAT WE’RE MADE OF 💜 Featuring twenty-three of South Africa’s best writers and creatives, issue ten comes to you in the form of poetry, prose, installation, and photography. Six of them are now available to read for free! portsidereview.com/free-reads

DREAMS AND OTHER DECEPTIONS BY KELETSO MOPAI🌃 "What kind of a mother leaves behind a three-year old child?" ✏️Keletso 📸Image by Mark Lewis 📖Read on for free! portsidereview.com/keletso-mopai

Rereading, If You Keep Digging by Keletso. I am still in love with the cover, it's almost midnight, but one story won't kill me. Let me dig in.

So excited to be on the panel for this year's Commonwealth Short Story Prize as the judge for Africa. Looking forward to reading the entries! 😊

Introducing the judging panel to decide the winner of the 2024 #CWprize: Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi (chair) Keletso O Thiam Chin @ShashiSBhat Richard Georges Melissa Lucashenko Learn more about the judges 👇 commonwealthfoundation.com/short-story-pr…

“My characters have to be relatable, accessible, and tell ordinary stories—not caricatures designed only to infer ideas to my readers.” Keletso opencountrymag.com/keletso-mopai-…

Keletso Mopai (Keletso) Amongst Shortlistees for 2024 Human Rights Essay Prize (Portside Review) jaylit.com/keletso-mopai-…

My essay shortlisted for the Portside Review Human Rights Essay Prize is finally out! I talk about the problematic ways in which people engage with the colourism topic. (Photo sourced from Rafael Pavarotti's Instagram) Read here: portsidereview.com/keletso-mopai-2

How to end August - Learn from the brilliant instructors at Ubwali Literary Magazine. Keletso's class on Voice was all shades of illuminating. Thank you to Frances Ogamba whose scholarship made this possible, and to @UtushimiTwandi for being a gracious host. ✨ 💖 #Ubwali2024

Lucky to have been selected for the inaugural Ubwali Literary Magazine masterclass & supported by the Frances Ogamba Scholarship for African Writers. Yesterday's class was brilliant. Keletso is such a gentle, thoughtful teacher. Thanks also to @UtushimiTwandi who made it all a delight

let me dig into Keletso Mopai’s ‘If You Keep Digging’ 😌

#JusticeForCwecwe 💔