Lawrence Hoba was born in 1983 in Masvingo. He studied Tourism and Hospitality Management at the University of Zimbabwe. He represents a new generation of budding writers who are determined to have their voices heard. Hoba's short stories and poetry have appeared in The Mirror, the magazine of the Budding Writers of Zimbabwe, and various blogsites including www.zimbablog.com . Lawrence was published in Writing Now (2005) and Laughing Now (2007) and The Warwick Review (2009). The Trek and Other Stories, from which “We Trekking “ is derived is his first collection and was published by Weaver Press Zimbabwe in 2009. The collection won the Zimbabwe Book Publishers Association’s Best Literature in English text at the ZIBF 2010.
Lawrence is also strongly involved in voluntary work and other non-profit initiatives.
