Samantha Refilwe Ferguson

Samantha Refilwe Ferguson is a Motswana writer and poet.She developed an interest in writing while in primary school, where she read extensively and began writing poetry. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree, majoring in English and French. Ferguson has expressed an interest in telling Africa's stories through her own voice and has been associated with a group of young aspiring writers in Botswanahttps://petloliteraryartistsbotswana.blogspot.com/2009/09/ QUOTES 1. "I want to be the new voice that comes out of Africa." "I want to be the new voice that comes out of Africa," Samantha Refilwe Ferguson, Petlo Literary Artists, September 2009, retrieved 29 August 2026. 2. "The problem with Batswana is that they do not generally read." "I want to be the new voice that comes out of Africa," Samantha Refilwe Ferguson, Petlo Literary Artists, September 2009, retrieved 29 August 2026. 3."Someone will invest in a TV room rather than buy a large collection of books, therefore writers in Botswana face a challenge of writing for a nation that simply is not interested in reading." "I want to be the new voice that comes out of Africa," Samantha Refilwe Ferguson, Petlo Literary Artists, September 2009, retrieved 29 August 2026. External links "I want to be the new voice that comes out of Africa," Samantha Refilwe Ferguson, Petlo Literary Artists, September 2009.