Meet the Shortlisted writers for the University Students Short Story Competition
Three authors pursuing undergraduate studies in Colleges and Universities across Malawi have been shortlisted for our inaugural writing competition. These are the three authors whose works have been shortlisted (presented here in an alphabetical order basing on their first names):
Angasamale Maliro
She is a writer, independent author and college student living in Blantyre. In 2016, she electronically self-published her debut, a contemporary coming-of-age novel, titled Tender Underneath.
Angasa likes to write about broken people and the allure of self-destructive tendencies.
For this competition, her entry Quiet Revolutions was described by one of our judges as "a delicate experimentation of a style that is somehow a thrill for the reader, a risk for the author".
Kennedy Kaula
Born on 5 February, 1994, he is a Malawian young writer whose career started with poetry in 2010. He has been performing spoken word poetry until recently he realised the essence of general writing. The short story has come in to be his second obsession after poetry.
Currently living in Mzuzu, he is a student at The Malawi Polytechnic studying Architecture.
His entry Mlela was described by one of our judges as "a satire that draws from the great tradition of Malawian story tellers that have always been living through history: presenting, redefining and reconstructing our stories".
Tamanda Kanjaye
She was born in the April of 1999 and currently is pursuing a BA in Journalism at The Polytechnic. She did her Primary School at Bambino Schools where she was awarded as the most creative student in her class. At Marymount Secondary School where she did her Secondary education, she was the Chairperson of the Writers' Club and Head of the School Newsletter. She was also awarded for her publications.
She is working on a novella Kaleidoscope Eyes and an anthology, The Middle.
Her entry for this competition For someone I used to know was described by one of our judges as "a bold story that is told in a style and language relevant for our times and the times coming".
NB: You can read the stories on the links provided in the bio of the authors. You can comment on the stories and help one of the authors win the inaugural Pen Avenue Malawi competition. Alternatively, you can join us on Facebook by liking our page here
Angasamale Maliro
Angasa likes to write about broken people and the allure of self-destructive tendencies.
For this competition, her entry Quiet Revolutions was described by one of our judges as "a delicate experimentation of a style that is somehow a thrill for the reader, a risk for the author".
Kennedy Kaula
Born on 5 February, 1994, he is a Malawian young writer whose career started with poetry in 2010. He has been performing spoken word poetry until recently he realised the essence of general writing. The short story has come in to be his second obsession after poetry.Currently living in Mzuzu, he is a student at The Malawi Polytechnic studying Architecture.
His entry Mlela was described by one of our judges as "a satire that draws from the great tradition of Malawian story tellers that have always been living through history: presenting, redefining and reconstructing our stories".
Tamanda Kanjaye
She was born in the April of 1999 and currently is pursuing a BA in Journalism at The Polytechnic. She did her Primary School at Bambino Schools where she was awarded as the most creative student in her class. At Marymount Secondary School where she did her Secondary education, she was the Chairperson of the Writers' Club and Head of the School Newsletter. She was also awarded for her publications.She is working on a novella Kaleidoscope Eyes and an anthology, The Middle.
Her entry for this competition For someone I used to know was described by one of our judges as "a bold story that is told in a style and language relevant for our times and the times coming".
NB: You can read the stories on the links provided in the bio of the authors. You can comment on the stories and help one of the authors win the inaugural Pen Avenue Malawi competition. Alternatively, you can join us on Facebook by liking our page here
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