Mubanga Kalimamukwento has received an Honorable Mention in the Grief/Grieving category at the 2025 Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Awards for her hybrid collection Another Mother Does Not Come When Yours Dies.
Published by Wayfarer Books in April 2025, the book was recognized among titles that explore loss and the grieving process.
The Foreword INDIES awards, administered by Foreword Reviews, celebrate books published by independent, university, and small presses.
A multi-lingual, hybrid collection of essays and poems, Another Mother Does Not Come When Yours Dies explores grief, memory, and the enduring impact of familial bonds. The collection navigates the aftermath of devastating personal losses, particularly the death of the author’s mother, while inviting readers to reflect on their own experiences of loss. The title draws from the Bemba proverb tapafwa noko, apesa umbi, a reminder of the irreplaceable bond between mother and child.
A Zambian poet, Mubanga Kalimamukwento’s poetry has appeared or is forthcoming in the Tusculum Review, Contemporary Verse 2, and Passengers Journal, and has been translated into Italian by Menelique. She won the 2021 Deborah Keenan Poetry Scholarship and the 2022 Tusculum Review Poetry Chapbook Prize.
Congratulations, Mubanga Kalimamukwento!
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