The Copper Monstera Publishing firm has announced its upcoming anthology launch, set for 2026, with the exact date to be confirmed soon.
Led by founder Natasha Omokhodion, the women and money anthology is titled The Boy In The Red Car & Other Stories and features thirteen stories from thirteen bright contributors.
Among the contributors are:
- Musonda Mukuka with “A Woman’s Share”
- Mukandi Siame with “Numbers”
- Mwinji Siame with “The Grifters”
- Musonda Nsakanya with “Writing for Her”
- Bwalya S Kondwani with “Yasano”
- Chipo Nyakunzu with “Five Minutes”
- Thomas Chisengantambu with “The Mysterious Marketeer”
- Thandizwe Chishala Chibale with “A Pinch of Sugar”
- Immaculate Regina Sikanyika with “The Street Hustler”
- Shanon Mutanga with “Gold Dust Woman”
- Doreen Mwenda with “Starting from Scratch”
- Natasha Omokhodion with “Her Sweetie, Her Sugarcane”
- Nchimunya Simbwendele with “The Boy in the Red Car”
The anthology is an exploration of Zambian culture and identity. It celebrates women in business, their hard work, perseverance, and determination. From bustling market stalls to grand Copperbelt mansions, from Lusaka’s publishing houses to hidden corners of survival, these twelve stories illuminate the complex relationship between Zambian women and their money. With unflinching honesty and unexpected humour, this collection weaves tales of love, desperation, and defiance.
It engulfs readers into an imaginary world where they meet and fall in love with characters like Manda and Berlita, Adelight or Purple, who scheme, sacrifice, and persevere—each navigating the precarious terrain where economic necessity intersects with desire, dignity, and dreams.
Stay on the lookout for the book and the journey to discover the remarkable resilience of women determined to forge their own paths in a world that demands they justify every Kwacha they earn. Whatever means necessary.
