Tag: Kalemba Short Story Prize
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Sylvia Mbewe wins Kalemba Short Story Prize 2023
Sylvia Mbewe has been declared the winner of the Kalemba Short Story Prize 2023 in Lusaka, Zambia today, Friday, September 1, 2023. The Kalemba Short Story Prize is awarded annually to the best work of original and unpublished short fiction written in English by a Zambian administered and funded by Ukusefya Words. Previous winners have…
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Kalemba Short Story Prize 2023 finalists announced.
The finalists for Kalemba Short Story Prize 2023 were announced in Lusaka, Zambia on Wednesday, August 16, 2023. The Kalemba Short Story Prize is awarded annually to the best work of original and unpublished short fiction written in English by a Zambian administered and funded by Ukusefya Words. Previous winners have been Mali Kambandu (2018),…
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Kalemba Short Story Prize 2023 shortlist announced.
The shortlist for Kalemba Short Story Prize 2023 was announced in Lusaka, Zambia earlier today, July 27, 2023. The Kalemba Short Story Prize is awarded annually to the best work of original and unpublished short fiction written in English by a Zambian administered and funded by Ukusefya Words. Previous winners have been Mali Kambandu (2018),…
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Kalemba Short Story Prize 2023 judges announced
Mbozi Haimbe, Lionel Ntasano, Austin Kaluba, and Chobela Ndilila will judge this year’s edition of the Kalemba Short Story Prize 2023. The Kalemba Short Story Prize is awarded annually to the best work of original and unpublished short fiction written in English by a Zambian administered and funded by Ukusefya Words. Previous winners have been…
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Kalemba Short Story Prize 2023 longlist announced.
The longlist for Kalemba Short Story Prize 2023 was announced in Lusaka, Zambia on Saturday, April 29, 2023. The Kalemba Short Story Prize is awarded annually to the best work of original and unpublished short fiction written in English by a Zambian administered and funded by Ukusefya Words. Previous winners have been Mali Kambandu (2018),…
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Rhodasi Mwale is Kalemba Short Story Prize 2020 winner.
Rhodasi Mwale was announced as the winner of the Kalemba Short Story Prize 2020 on September 7, 2020. The Kalemba Short Story Prize is awarded annually to the best work of original and unpublished short fiction written in English by a Zambian administered and funded by Ukusefya Words. Previous winners have been Mali Kambandu (2018)…
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Kalemba Short Story Prize 2020 shortlist announced.
Chowa Chikumbi, Samuel Zimba, Vanessa Nakayange, Mukuka Nkunde, Rhodasi Mwale, Otensia Kapinga are on the shortlist for the Kalemba Short Story Prize 2020 announced on September 1, 2020. The Kalemba Short Story Prize is awarded annually to the best work of original and unpublished short fiction written in English by a Zambian administered and funded…
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Kalemba Short Story Prize 2020 longlist announced.
The longlist of 39 writers in the running for the Kalemba Short Story Prize 2020, Zambia’s leading literary prize, was revealed on Saturday, August 22, 2020. The Kalemba Short Story Prize is awarded annually to the best work of original and unpublished short fiction written in English by a Zambian administered and funded by Ukusefya…
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Kalemba Short Story Prize 2020 judging panel announced.
Ellen Banda-Aaku, Masande Ntshanga, Remy Ngamije, and Mali Kambandu are on the judging panel of the Kalemba Short Story Prize 2020 announced on July 11, 2020. The Kalemba Short Story Prize is awarded annually to the best work of original and unpublished short fiction written in English by a Zambian. The award has been won…
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Mubanga Kalimamukwento is Kalemba Short Story Prize 2019 winner.
Mubanga Kalimamukwento was announced the winner of the Kalemba Short Story Prize 2019 for her short story Inswa on June 17, 2019. The Kalemba Short Story Prize funded and administered by publishing company Ukusefya WORDS is awarded to the best work of original and unpublished short fiction written in English by a Zambian. The award…
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Kalemba Short Story Prize 2019 shortlist announced.
The shortlist for the Kalemba Short Story Prize 2019 was announced on May 2, 2019. The Kalemba Short Story Prize brought a new lease of life into the Zambian literary community when it emerged in 2018. The award worth US$1,000 was aimed at short story writers from the Southern African country. The first winner was …
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Callout: Kalemba Short Story Prize 2019 submissions (Zambia only).
The Kalemba Short Story Prize 2019 submissions are being sought out in a new callout by the prize organisers. Only Zambia writers are eligible for the prize. The Kalemba Short Story Prize emerged and brought a new lease of life into the Zambian literary community in 2018. The prize which was worth US$1,000 was aimed…
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Mali Kambandu is Kalemba Short Story Prize 2018 winner
Mali Kambandu is the Kalemba Short Story Prize 2018 winner for her short story The Hand To Hold. After a process that has been going on for months, the inaugural Kalemba Short Story Prize has a winner. After a longlist announced on February 28 and a shortlist on March 27, the literary glory and US$1,000…
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Kalemba Short Story Prize 2018 shortlist announced
The writers in the running for the newest prize for Zambian writers, the Kalemba Short Story Prize 2018, have been announced. They are Chanda Chongo, Peter Nawa, Andrew Nguvu, Sampa Musaba, Mali Kambandu, and Mutinta Nanchengwa. The Kalemba Short Story Prize was announced late last year with the aim of bringing Zambian writers to the…
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Meet the judges for the Kalemba Short Story Prize 2018
Mukoma Wa Ngugi, Namwali Serpell, Ainehi Edoro-Glines, and Mulenga Kapwepwe are the judges of the Kalemba Short Story Prize 2018. In October last year we posted a call out about a new prize for Zambian writers called the Kalemba Short Story Prize. The new prize would award the best unpublished short fiction of between 2,000…