Cate Dicharry (catedicharry.com) serves as program development coordinator for the University of Iowa’s International Writing Program. Her debut novel, The Fine Art of Fucking Up, was published by Unnamed Press in 2015, and her writing has appeared in Electric Literature, Literary Hub, The Nervous Breakdown, Role/Reboot, and elsewhere.
Mmakgosi Anita Tau (left) and Mandisa Mabuthoe (center) work with their mentor, TJ Dema (International Writing Program fall resident, 2012), all from Botswana, at their inaugural mentorship session i…