All About Matilda Phiri-Author

Meet Matilda Phiri

Author of Grace the Village Girl Book

Matilda Phiri is a multiple award winning Malawian Author, blogger, Poet, Musician, Model, Actress, and Entrepreneur. She is a University graduate of Political Leadership Degree minoring in Social Work. She graduated from Catholic University of Malawi. She did her primary school at Nayisi and Misesa LEA School and Blantyre Secondary School. She has authored five books. 


She started writing in 2005. In 2011 she started publishing articles and short stories in Malawi news. In 2013, she was given a column in Malawi news to write folktales every weekend. She has written movie scripts, radio plays, essays, poems and short stories many of which are in the pipeline to be screen played into movies, theatrical plays and published in books. She has worked with different organizations in Malawi like IKI, NSO and Centre for Social Research as a Social Researcher. 

In 2014, She became the first female to win Malawi Writer’s Union Peer Gynt Children's book competition with her story titled Grace the village girl which she published in 2018. She also won FMB/MAWU short story award in 2016. In 2017,  She won National Literary award with her story titled Bitter Lemonade. 

She loves doing charity work and was also nominated for Queens Young Africans achievers award in 2017. She wants to empower girl child and contribute to quality education in the world. She believes in hard work and persistence.

POSITIONS HELD BY MATILDA PHIRI

Treasurer for Students Christian Organization of Malawi (SCOM)- 2005

African Union Model Delegate-2010

Treasurer for Malawi Writer’s Union Women’s Desk..2022-2024

Entrepreneurship skills-Owner of Phil Stationery and General Dealers.

Board Secretary for Green Project 265.

Board member for Sports for Life Malawi.

Creative writing trainer and Speaker.

Blogging: https://matildaphiriarticles.blogspot.com

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PERSONAL DETAILS

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HOBBIES

Reading Professional Books and Newspapers

Writing Short Stories and Articles.

Watching TV and Movies

Socializing, Traveling & Site seeing.


PUBLICATIONS

Thesis: “The Assessment of the Usage of State Electronic Media by both Opposition and Ruling Party during 1994 and 2009 Malawi General Elections” (2011)

Book: “Author of Grace the Village Girl” ( ISBN 978-99960-40-36-8) (2018)

Book: “Author of Grace the Village Girl Teacher Guide” ( ISBN 978-99908-0-711-0) (2018)

Book: “Chidaliro ndi Alongo Ake” (ISBN 978-99908-0-710-3) (2019)

Book: “Chidaliro ndi Alongo Ake Teacher Guide” (ISBN 978-99908-0-712-7) (2019)

Book: “Chidaliro and his Sisters” (ISBN 978-99908-0-8353) (2023)

Book: “Grace La Fille Du Village” (ISBN 978-99960-93-65-4) (2018)

Book: “Nzika ya pa Sapitwa ndi Nkhani Zina” (ISBN 978-99908-0-809-4) (2024).

NOTE: I'm thrilled to share that three of my books have been officially selected for inclusion in the Malawi Government's new secondary school curriculum.


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