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The 2020 Tell Your Own Story Literary Awards Winners Announced

It seems the claws of COVID-19 spared no industry existing. It would obviously be appalling to see this not being so.

One of these, the Zambian literary industry, has had to have its only and most anticipated literary awards, the TELL YOUR OWN STORY National Book Awards, feel the grips of the pandemic. But thankfully, last Saturday, the ceremony was finally held, after a shove from its originally set date of May 30th, moving to June 27th.


The Tell Your Own Story National Book Awards are Zambian Awards that recognise players in the Zambian literary scene. The Awards were founded from the UNZA Radio show “Tell Your Own Story” that covers Zambian literary activity in 2015. As an initiative of Concept Developers Initiatives through its partnership with Unza Radio, the awards were meant to facilitate the growth of the literary culture in Zambia, and have since then featured dozens of authors, publishers, book reviewers and also institutions promoting reading and writing culture in Zambia.

In 2018 writers like Ingrid Nayame, Joe Sakala and David Kashiki were crowned the best in Zambia. In 2019, Freeman Mwenge, Mweo Kondolo and other writers won in a raft of categories.

In its third edition the Tell Your Own Story National Book Awards had 54 shortlisted nominees announced on 3 May, in 11 categories (some entries later pulled out of the competition). the following winners.

Best Fiction|
The Mourning Bird by Mubanga Kalimamukwento

Best Non-Fiction|
Be Phenomenal by Mashebe I. Ngula

Best Religious|
The I Am Factor by Balewa Zyuulu

Best Motivation|
Making Your First 100, 000 by Francis Mwamba

2020 Book of the Year|
Be Phenomenal by Mashebe I. Ngula

Best Children’s Book|
Thabo and Friends by Aliness Phiri

Best Creative Writing|
Irresistible – Don’t Touch by Samuel Zulu

Best Selling Book|
Making Your First 100, 000 by Francis Mwamba

Best Young Writer|
Chidera by Salifyanji Simwanza

Best Poetry|
Dream Like A Child by Reuben Phiri

Best Upcoming|
Brandy by Jessica Kabondo

2020 Honorary Award|
Steven Mpashi.
Dr Hantobolo.

The Guest of Honour for the night was Dr. Rozias Siatwambo, who is an author and an educationalist.

All images are courtesy of CDI Zambia.

Event| SEPTEMBER READING SESSION

The Zambia Women Writers Association (ZAWWA) invites writers and readers, both male and female, to their monthly Reading Session. These sessions, hosting writers of Fiction, Non-fiction or Poetry, are held on the first Saturday of every month in the Children’s Library at the Lusaka National Museum. Published and unpublished authors are all encouraged to participate in the Reading Session to be able to present their work to an audience that will give constructive criticism as to their work and advice on publishing.

The next Reading Session will be on 2nd September, 2023. Entry is Free but however, participants are required to pay a K50 Reader’s fee.

Refreshments will be provided. See you there.

EVENT DETAILS

Event Name: READING SESSION

Host by: Zambia Women Writers Association (ZAWWA)

Date: 2 September, 2023 (Monthly Event)

Time: 08:45 hrs to 13:45 hrs

Place: Children’s Library at the Lusaka National Museum

Fees: Free for attendees and K50.00 for Participants

Contact the number on the poster for registration and queries.

Do you have an event coming up? Contact us with the details to your event. #WhereArtIsAtHome

#Music| BOMA IYANGANEPO

Lusaka based Trapper is set release his first single of the year 2023.
After recently featuring with a verse on E.P.I.C Motion Media’s 2023 Cypher, the Bondi Cypher. He is now set to release a new single, the first one in the year 2023, titled Boma Iyanganepo. This track will feature fellow rapper, Bizo and is set for release on 25th August, 2023.

Watch out for this banger. Click here for more.

COMING SOON| Music

DALISO

Meet Daliso Chongwe, an energetic Zambian believer who loves to reach out with the Word of Christ Jesus through singing.

He is a part of group of other energetic artists called THE QUEST ARTs CLUB.

Going by DALISO, he is working on building a career in music and now has something to dish out for the masses that is set for August 20th, 2021.

So watch out for his first single called NO ONE KNOWS.

TITLE TUESDAY| Be Phenomenal

We pay particular attention to the literary arts, and in a bid to support authors and the literary arts(as much we can), we give to you TITLE TUESDAY. From December, an onwards, this will be dedicated solely to supporting titles (books) in the literary arts, beginning first with the TELL YOUR OWN STORY 2020 nominees.

BE PHENOMENAL by Mashebe I. Ngula

“Imagine a life without those self-constructed walls around you. A life where you are not chained with fear; where you are not afraid of failure; where you realize that the obstacle itself is your path to success. Unboxing your true potential is like finding hidden diamonds. We know that the potential is hidden within us, but all we need is to dig deep to find it. This is why unboxing your potential is smarter than waiting for it surface.”

These are the words used to best describe Mashebe Ngula’s book, BE PHENOMENAL. A gem indeed, that got the Best Non-fiction award and Book of The year award at the 2020 Tell Your Own Story Literary awards.

Winning two out of its three nominations, Be Phenomenal only reiterated it’s impression upon the reader’s mind.

According to the author, “this is a book that reveals a step-by-step pathway to unboxing your potential. Unboxing your potential is the ability to develop into someone better in the future. If you have been frustrated and disappointed by your dreams, ideas, and visions, this book will activate your buried potential and ignite the wheels of phenomenal productivity. It will unleash a death blow to procrastination and set you on a path to personal fulfillment, purpose, and productivity.

“This book is for people who crave for satisfactory life. It offers the reader remarkably and extraordinary lifestyle blueprints designed to help you get the extras you deserve to have.”

The author has made every effort to personalize this book and bring it out in a conversational manner, so you would feel that you and him are in a private room discussing you and your future, and in no time you will master how to govern yourself as you rise to success using unwritten rules contained in this book.

This book is for anyone, whether you are a high school drop out, a student or pupil, a parent, a professional/
academician or a startup entrepreneur this guide is a must for your present and future; a guidebook for not just surviving but excelling in a world of rampant growth.

Mashebe I. Ngula is also the author of UNBOX YOUR POTENTIAL.

To get Mashebe I. Ngula’s books go to his Facebook page.

BE PHENOMENAL Book Promotion Poster

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TITLE TUESDAY| Making Your First K100,000

We pay particular attention to the literary arts, and in a bid to support authors and the literary arts, as much we can, we give to you TITLE TUESDAY. From December, 2020 and onwards, this will be dedicated solely to supporting titles (books) in the literary arts, beginning first with the TELL YOUR OWN STORY 2020 nominees.

This here is more of a testimonial.

Scooping two awards in one night – the Best Motivation and Best Selling – Francis Mwamba’s Making Your First K100,000 was truly one of the success stories to write home about.

In this book, the author tells of how he rose from humble, challenging beginnings to succeeding at making well over a K100,000, all while being a student in university. His journey details the discovery of his life’s purpose, dealing with debt, dropping out of school and taking disciplined steps in faith to achieve his goals, and most importantly, he shares what he believes to be the enlightened approach towards financial attainments. The book is meant to challenge what one perceives to know about money and the real process of its acquisition, the author gives a broad perspective on what God says about money.

The “how to” and practical wisdom to making your first K100,000 are found at different points throughout the pages of this book.

Francis Mwamba’s work has been receiving positive praises and the author’s hope is that the reader will be more than blessed by what’s inside these covers!

To get a copy of MAKING YOUR FIRST K100,000 go to Francis Mwamba’s page on Facebook or click the image below.

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TITLE TUESDAY| A Call That Saved My Life

In a bid to support authors and the literary arts, we now give to you TITLE TUESDAY.

From today (1st December, 2020) onwards, this will be dedicated to supporting titles (books) in the literary arts, beginning first with the TELL YOUR OWN STORY 2020 nominees.

A CALL THAT SAVED MY LIFE

From the get go, this title had social media abuzz with its (then) upcoming launch at the event that was dubbed “The Main Event” in December of 2019.

Authored by the award winning author of BARE BREASTS and TUKIYA: THE RUNAWAY TEEN WIFE, DAVID KASHIKI, 𝐀 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐒𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐝 𝐌𝐲 𝐋𝐢𝐟𝐞 is a non-fiction book that details moves that some of Zambia’s most enterprising leaders in business and Christian Ministry have made to land them a stature of respect in society.

These great leaders, entrepreneurs, are not immune to making poor decisions. They have from time to time made wrong choices, and undergone through difficult times that most people can relate with; the only difference is that, they continue to take RISKS.

At some point in their journey, they were saved by picking up ‘one call’, that eventually changed the trajectory of their lives.

Despite encountering some harrowing and even humiliating circumstances, they overcame and blazed a trail. These are ordinary people with ordinary experiences but extraordinary will and determination that focuses on SUCCESS as the only target.

The book was nominated for the Bestselling Book category in the 2020 TELL YOUR OWN STORY Literary Awards, originally, but was later pulled out of the run for reasons that were given later in a Facebook post after the awards had run their course.

The book’s awe-inspiring launch on 21st December, 2019 was graced by iconic figures such as Dr. Rozious Siatwambo, Pastor Choolwe, Mr. Felix ‘GALAMUKANI’ Banda, beside David Kashiki and others, who sought to spur the attendees to realise their potentials, despite their current status in life.

To get a copy of A CALL THAT SAVED MY LIFE visit www.booksonlinezambia.com or click the image below.

#NewAlbum| Zambiya Xiko Langa

Artist collective, E.P.I.C Motion Media dropped their poetry mixtape on Saturday, October 31st.

The mixtape, Zambiya Xiko Langa, speaks of Zambia’s beauty from each poet’s perspective in spite of whatever complaint one may have toward the government.

Featuring the voices of Human, JR The Second, Dok The Poet and Smiley Thefir5t, the four track mixtape is the surprise offering E.P.I.C Media gave the nation during the Independence month.

Listen to the mixtape here: Zambiya Xiko Langa Vol. 1

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