Member Since: Oct. 12, 2012

Peter Mutanda


Biography

Peter Mutanda aka wa-Ndebele is a scriptwriter, author, actor, filmmaker, theatre director and community Theatre for Development (TfD) facilitator. He has facilitated Social Inclusive Participatory Arts Workshops, directed and produced award winning theatre pieces in Africa, Europe and USA. Peter has won numerous awards, ‘The Chain’ (Best Actor and Best Theatre Play, Windybrow Centre for the Arts in Johannesburg SA), ‘Gift’ (Creative Excellence Award, Source Theatre in Washington DC, USA), Afro-Brits Award for Arts and Culture and African Achievers’ Award in the UK. On top of that, Peter is a multi-lingual humanitarian, cultural activist and sociopolitical commentator whose productions raise awareness and echo concerns about sociopolitical maladies faced by disadvantaged people. Through his writings, Mutanda wa-Ndebele also mirrors his upbringing and the experiences he has gone through in his life so far.

Peter Mutanda has published six volumes of poetry with LionheART Publishing House and had his work featured in a German anthology of African writers: Antilopenmond. He has co-authored a series of children's books with Karen Perkins based on Traditional African Folktales.

He is currently working on a number of academic texts about African Development and performing arts.

Please also see his joint listing with Karen Perkins for his Children's books - The African Folktales for Children Series:
https://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/mutandaperkins

Where to find Peter Mutanda online

Website: http://www.lionheartgalleries.co.uk/Peter-Mutanda-waNdebele.html
Facebook: Facebook profile
Blog: http://www.lionheartgalleries.co.uk/blog.html

Where to buy in print

http://www.lionheartgalleries.co.uk/Publishing-House.html

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LionheART Publishing House
Founded to help new and unknown authors publish in both print and e-books. If you are interested in publishing your work - please contact us on publishing@lionheartgalleries.co.uk for more information. Our list of available titles is constantly growing and includes: Poetry, Plays, Fiction, Academic and Children's Books by authors Peter Mutanda and Karen (K A) Perkins

Books

Africa Has A Future    by Peter Mutanda
Price: $7.75 USD. 15500 words. Published by LionheART Publishing House  on May 18, 2013. Nonfiction.
Africa Has a Future. Many challenges lie ahead but there is a way forward. This book explores the problems and possible solutions facing Africa today. "This book is a valuable contribution to the discourse" The Archbishop of York, Dr John Sentamu "This book helps us engage with the question 'how did we get here in the first place?'" Dr Julius Mugwagwa, The Open University
The Meerkats Come To Dinner    by Peter Mutanda
Price: $1.99 USD. 1280 words. Published by LionheART Publishing House  on November 22, 2012. Fiction.
The Squirrels invite their old friends the Meerkats for dinner. The Meerkats have to cross a river full of hungry crocodiles, but then find those naughty Squirrels have played yet another trick on them. What do they do about it and how do they teach their old friends a lesson? 'The Meerkats Come to Dinner' is the second book in the African Folktales for Children Series. This traditional tale fro
Rabbit and Elephant's Tug Of War    by Peter Mutanda
Price: $1.99 USD. 1790 words. Published by LionheART Publishing House  on November 21, 2012. Fiction.
Somebody is stealing Mrs Rabbit's pumpkins! Who could it be, and how does Mrs Rabbit teach the thief a lesson? 'Rabbit and Elephant's Tug Of War' is the first book in the African Folktales for Children Series. This traditional tale from Africa has been passed from generation to generation through song and dance and has now been adapted into a picture book for many more generations to enjoy.
UniverSoul Reflections    by Peter Mutanda
Price: $3.99 USD. 15000 words. Published by LionheART Publishing House  on October 9, 2012. Fiction.
'UniverSoul Reflections' is a collection of five previously published works: 'A Nonentity With Identity', 'Epistles of Poetic Purity', 'Missives From Within', 'Silent Voice' and 'Verses For The Next Generation' and also includes six previously unpublished poems.

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