Mari Serebrov

A storyteller by nature, Mari Serebrov combines the investigative skills of a journalist with a passion for history. She has master's degrees in journalism and history from the University of Arkansas and has worked as a journalist for more than 30 years.

In 2013, she was named the literary laureate of the Herero Tribal Authority in recognition of her work Mama Namibia, a historic novel that puts a face to the horrors of the first genocide of the 20th century.