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'''Leonard Koloko''' is a [[Zambia]]n freelance journalist who writes on entertainment and sport for various [[Zambian newspapers]] and | {{Featured article}} | ||
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'''Leonard Koloko''' is a [[Zambia]]n creative writer, visual artist, graphic designer and freelance journalist who writes on entertainment and sport for various [[Zambian newspapers]], magazines, anthologies and the Internet. Since his secondary school days he has contributed numerous editorial letters, children’s stories, poems and feature articles. | |||
==Early life and education== | ==Early life and education== | ||
He | He attended his primary education from 1971 to 1976 at [[Luanshya Dominican Convent Primary School]] where he was also part of the school football team as a goalkeeper. He graduated to secondary school and went to [[Luanshya Boys Secondary School]] from 1978 to 1982. From 1984 to 1986 he attained an Art Teachers Diploma from [[Evelyn Hone College of Applied Arts and Commerce]]. | ||
==Career== | ==Career== | ||
He first served as a high school teacher in the [[Ministry of Education]] and | He first served as a high school teacher in the [[Ministry of Education]] and in January 2000 joined [[Zambia Consolidated Copper Mines]] as a Graphics Artist. | ||
In 2013, Koloko joined Now-Again Records, an American record company speciallising in funk and psychedelic music, where he helps with research on Zambian music and authoring liner notes for the company's CD products. | |||
==Publications== | |||
*[[Pinto and the Magic Flute]] ([[Zambia Educational Publishing House]], [[Lusaka]], [[Zambia]] 1994) | |||
*[[Zambian Music Legends]] (Lulu.com 20 July 2012, ISBN 9781470953355) | |||
*[[Cry from the Heart]] (Lulu.com 15 August 2012, ISBN 9781471690273) | |||
*[[Whispers in the Closet]] (26 June 2013, ISBN 9781782996149) | |||
==Awards== | ==Awards== | ||
Koloko has won a number of awards and nominations in theatre including a special [[Mukuba Arts Trust]] Achievement of Art Excellence Recognition Award in 2008 for his contribution towards the arts. In 2009 he won a First Prize Journalism Award in ‘Health in the Headlines’ competition during the Rhythm of Life Arts and health Festival. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{Reflist}} | {{Reflist}} | ||
[[Category:Zambian writers]] | |||
[[Category:Zambian authors]] | |||
[[Category:Zambian journalists]] | |||
[[Category:People of Zambia]] | |||
