Collected Works in Contemporary Prose and Art

Author: Emily Pensulo

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Emily Pensulo is a Zambian writer and economist whose work has earned recognition both regionally and internationally. She was longlisted for the inaugural Kalemba Prize in 2018 and the Commonwealth Short Story Prize in 2024. In the same year, she was shortlisted for the Hope Prize. Emily was also a scriptwriter for Lifeblood (2020), a project directed by a BAFTA-nominated filmmaker. Her short stories have been featured in Captive: An Anthology (2024).
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    Celebrity

    A Zambian graduate’s struggle with unemployment leads him to the dazzling, destructive world of social media fame in Emily Pensulo’s striking modern parable.