Chikumbutso Ndaferankhande born on 5th January 1981 hails from Belerr Village T/A Maseya in Chikwawa. He obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in Joumalism from the Malawi Polytechnic in 2007. His short stories have been published in Malawi News and Weekend Nation. A strong character and visionary writer in short-story writing, Chiku's story Sins of our Fathers won first prize in the 2008 FMB/MAWU Literary Awards.