Kagiso Lesego Molope

Kagiso Lesego Molope is an award-winning storyteller and playwright. She is the author of four novels for young adults, including Such a Lonely, Lovely Road and This Book Betrays My Brother. Her works focus on issues of gender, sexuality, land defence, indigenous knowledge and identity. They have also been well prescribed in schools across multiple countries.

Molope is the winner of the 2014 Percy FitzPatrick Award, the 2019 Ottawa Book Award, and the 2019 Inaugural Pius Adesanmi Memorial Award. In 2016, She was the second writer-in-residence for the British Council’s Small Wonder International Festival. She currently lives in Canada.