{"product_id":"no-be-from-hia-9781998076444","title":"No Be from Hia","description":"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNatasha Omokhodion-Kalulu Banda's short stories have featured in various pan-African publications, including 'Short Story Day Africa 2018' for \u003ci\u003eDoor of No Return, \u003c\/i\u003ewhich has been translated into Portuguese for Brazilian \u003ci\u003eJournal Periferias, \u003c\/i\u003eand Mozambique's\u003ci\u003e Involção e Outros Contos Para um Mundo em Crise.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Her book \u003ci\u003eNo Be From Hia\u003c\/i\u003e was selected as a Graywolf Africa Press finalist in 2019. It was acquired by South African publisher Black Bird Books after initial success in Zambia. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In 2020, she participated in the inaugural online festival \u003ci\u003eAfro Lit Sans Frontieres \u003c\/i\u003ein which she interviewed women authors such as Leila Aboulela, Ayobami Adebayo and Tsitsi Dangarembga. She is an alumni of Curtis Brown Creative's inaugural \u003ci\u003eBreakthrough Course for Black Writers\u003c\/i\u003e, and a Creative Writing Master of Arts candidate at Kingston University London. She was a judge for the Afritondo Short Story Prize 2022.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Rising Action","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51690715119890,"sku":"9781998076444","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_82a1a3c0-67aa-41b4-93c8-be6c624e6dfb.jpg?v=1761744843","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/no-be-from-hia-9781998076444","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}