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Ethel Irene Kabwato was born in Mutare into a creative family. She attended Mutare Girls High School where she won prizes in poetry and prose. She trained as a teacher at Hillside Teachers College. She is a founding member of the Zimbabwe Women Writers’ Mutare Branch. In 1995 Ethel sat on the Budding Writers Association of Zimbabwe Board as the Mutare Branch chairperson. Currently, she is a member of the Women of Words and Images, an International images Film Festival for Women initiative. She is also a member of the Harare Branch of the Zimbabwe Women Writers. In 2004, she participated in the British Council Crossing Borders Writers Project. Ethel is studying for a Bachelor of Arts degree in media studies with the Zimbabwe Open University. She is married to Lovet Mutisi and they have two children. Ethel was published in Writing Now (2005) and Writing Free (2011)