Tlotlo Tsamaase discusses her debut novel, Womb City, as part of the Sistah Sci Fi Series. 

Set in a cruel futuristic surveillance state where bodies are a government-issued resource, this harrowing story is a twisty, nail-biting commentary on power, monstrosity, and bodily autonomy. In sickeningly evocative prose, Womb City interrogates how patriarchy pits women against each other as unwitting collaborators in their own oppression.

Tlotlo Tsamaase (xe/xem/xer or she/her/hers) is a Motswana writer. Xer novella, The Silence of Wilting Skin , is a Lambda Literary Award finalist, and was the first Motswana nominee for the Rhysling Award. Tlotlo received support from the Rolex Mentor and Protégé Arts Initiative, and xer story "Behind Our Irises" jointly won the Nommo Award. Xer short fiction has appeared in multiple best-of anthologies, Africa Risen , New Suns 2, Chiral Mad 5, and other venues. Womb City is Tlotlo's debut novel.

The "Sistah Scifi Series" is proudly presented as a partnership between the San Francisco Public Library's African American Center and Sistah Scifi. This groundbreaking series invites you to explore the boundless realms of Afrofuturism and Afrofantasy, celebrating the vibrant contributions of Black women authors to the ever-evolving landscape of speculative literature. 

Sistah Scifi is the first Black owned bookstore focused on science fiction and fantasy in the United States.