"Thabo Katlholo is a poet and novelist who grew up in the small village of Nswazwi located in the North East, Botswana. Thabo currently resides in Botswana’s Capital City, Gaborone, and is mostly at home weaving the melancholy and macabre into settings and scenes, twisting the expected into the unexpected. The author of The Mud Hut I Grew Upon and a poetry anthology, Beyond the Tropic of Capricorn is establishing himself as one of the most creative writers to come out of Africa in the New Millenium, having written a number of thought provoking Articles and Commentaries for different public forums. He is holds a BSc in Biological Sciences from the University of Botswana and Certification in Project Management from the University of Stellenbosch Business School and has used his time for the past four years to advocate for tobacco control policies in Botswana. The Mud Hut I Grew Upon is his first Novel.