About the author

Natasha Omokhodion-Kalulu Banda

Natasha&nbsp;Omokhodion-Kalulu Banda is a UK-born Zambian of Nigerian and Jamaican heritage who lives in Lusaka. Married with three children, she heads a dynamic advertising firm. She is passionate about the growing literary scene in Africa and enjoys the power of story-telling. She has been published in the African Women Writers (Afriwowri) e-publication anthology&nbsp;<em>Different Shades of a Feminine Mind</em>,&nbsp;and featured&nbsp;on AfricanWriter.com for her story&nbsp;“To Hair is Human, To Forgive is Design”&nbsp;(2018). She has been published in&nbsp;<em>Short Story Day Africa – Hotel Africa&nbsp;</em>(2018) and her soon-to-be released novel&nbsp;<em>No Be From Hia&nbsp;</em>was selected as a Graywolf Africa Prize finalist 2019.