It is nearly impossible to talk about the genesis of Nigerian writing without mentioning the liberal University of Ibadan where literary greats, Chinua Achebe and Wole Soyinka, unsheathed their pens. Similarly, Ghana’s celebrated scribes Ayi Kwei Amar and Albert Kayper-Mensah owe their inspiration to Achimota Secondary School. For Malawi, the golden generation—Jack Mapanje, Felix Mnthali, […]
Professor Steve Chimombo’s death, recently announced, has robbed Malawi of one of its finest writers and educators, whose contribution in particular to the growth of a national tradition of literature in English has been substantial. Among the nation’s most prolific writers, his work was often not only experimental, but also wide-ranging in its choice of […]
One of Malawi’s most famous writers, Professor Emeritus Steve Chimombo has died aged 70. The academic-turned-writer reportedly died after he succumbed to stroke. A Poet, fiction writer, playwright, and children’s author, Chimombo was born in 1945 in Zomba. He went to Zomba Catholic Secondary School, then at the University of Malawi where he earned a Bachelor of […]
Four Malawian authors, among them historian Desmond Dudwa Phiri and Emeritus Professor Steve Chimombo, have received Legendary Awards from Malawi Writers Union (Mawu).The awardees received the awards at ceremony that took place at Shire Highlands Hotel in Blantyre on Saturday.Former Executive Director of Malawi Institute of Journalism Dr James Ngombe was also among the awardees. They […]