Malawi young writer determined to keep girls in school

Blantyre-based Glitter Ndovi has been accepted for a US$15,000 (about K7 million) international short story contest being administered by freeditorial.com, following in Muthi Nhlema’s footsteps who won 3rd place in the previous freeditorial contest.

 Glitter: Keeping girls in school
Glitter: Keeping girls in school

Glitter Ndovi, a journalist by training, is in for her story ‘The Light After dawn.’ It is a story about a woman whose life turned upside down in a single day as her husband gets shot and she is accused of the shooting him.

Follow her in her journey to prove her innocence and protect her family.

Winning stories will be judged based on literary quality and number of downloads from freeditorial.com.

Ndovi’s book is available on the following link https://freeditorial.com/en/books/the-light-after-dawn.

“I am requesting Malawians to support me by following the link and downloading PDF, Kindle or e- Reader versions to read the story,” she told Nyasa Times in an interview.

Asked what motivated her to write the story, the soft-spoken Ndovi said she wrote it with an aim to generate funds for her NGO ‘Tinyade’.

Her NGO is currently working around Chintheche in Nkhata Bay, northern Malawi.

“When I saw the advertisement calling for entries, I just thought this could help me to generate funds for ‘Tinyade’,” said Ndovi.

Through Tinyade, she works with primary school girls to bring drop outs back to school and to keep in school those that are at a risk of dropping out.

Her decision to compete for the award will not only help put Malawian writing on the map but also help girls get their education as 90 percent will be channeled to ‘Tinyade’.

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Albert Fatsani Palikanthu
Albert Fatsani Palikanthu
8 years ago

Your dreams will be fulfilled sister, God will do it for you to help the needy girls to be back in school.

MALIWA E
MALIWA E
8 years ago

keep it up sis….. thus admirable!!!

Ndanena
Ndanena
8 years ago

Tikukumvani

feston chinomba
feston chinomba
8 years ago

May God keep you shining and achieve more,keep ur head high glitter and don’t fall for nothing

literary observer
literary observer
8 years ago

congratulations.you look too young.am amazed

Stephen King
Stephen King
8 years ago

Well done young lady.While many young women are busy selling their bodies for cheap material things,you have chosen a noble career of being a writer where many people are lazy to read and write.You are a good role for girls.All is not rotten.

Jessie Jessica Simone
Jessie Jessica Simone
8 years ago

Thats the way to go Glitter, keep it up well done.

titus nyirenda
titus nyirenda
8 years ago

We are proud of u sister! Keep it up

OGO!!
OGO!!
8 years ago

2nd entry, you should be ashamed of yourself this is a young girl trying to do something positive for herself and other young girls. Why should she come to your house??

Well done Glitter!! Massively proud of you..keep it up. All the best for the future!!

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8 years ago
Reply to  OGO!!

what’s wrong with you OGO #5? it clearly says ‘ukandiphunzitse kulemba ma short story’ koma iweyo waganiza kale udyo. please tell us what you’re thinking, we’d like to know.

Nabanda
Nabanda
8 years ago

That’s a good idea, may the almighty Lord bless you abundantly

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