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Please note that the voting process for The 2025 COPPA Book Awards has officially closed. Congratulations to every nominee in the top three (3) of each category. Look out for the announcement tomorrow on our official Facebook page.

Closing: April 14th, 2025

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Best of Fiction Book Category

Savitir: Ndiwe Mutima Wanga (2024)
Luminous Chama: Usiku (2025)
Ryan Nchimunya: Finding The Light (2024)
Gabriel T. Simutowe: Broken Twice, Loved Forever (2024)
Mwanza Gideon: Poor Minds (2023)
Hope Ezra Mukwinda: Bleeding Steel (2024)
Chibilika J. Moono: Break These Walls (2023)
Stanley Banda: Love At Second Sight (2024)
Thierry The Artist: Transformor (2025)
Chinyama Chikumbi: Reflex Action (2023)
Timothy C Mwansa: Beyond The Horizon (2025)
Mumba Mutale: Love Beyond The Grave (2024)
Ishmail Arts: Human Not Angels (2024)

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Best of Spiritual & Religious Book Category

Nason Joshua: Love Matters (2024)
Jonathan Nasilele Munsandi Kabanda: Crumbs from The Master's Table (2023)
Oliver Mwansa: The Greatest Truth About An Otiose Aper
David Mweendalubi: Urgency (2023)
Hope Ezra Mukwinda: Picture Perfect: Untold Stories (2024)
Shalom Zumba: Just In My World (2024)
Daniel Banda: Scars, The Untold Stories (2023)
Margarete Mapalo Fundi- A Life of Purpose (2024)
Mushokota: Dominion over Sin (2021)

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Best of History, Political and Heritage Book Category

Moono Namwinzye Chungu: Routs (2021)
Harry N. Chibesakunda: Forgotten Genocide
Dominic Anthony Chungu: The Currency Lingo (2024)

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Best of Health Book Category

Lameck Simfukwe: Mental Hygiene (2024)
Kripa Aiyar: Bleeding With Pride (2024)
Diana E. Phiri: Mimba Yanga (2025)
Steven Ariel Phiri: Why People Die by Suicide and What To Do About It (2023)

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Best of Inspiration and Motivational Book Category

Louise Mupeta: Shadow Ground (2024)
Ackim Malambo: Against All Odds (2025)
Tobias Makai: How To Discover Shape and Thrive In Your Career (2024)
Simon Peter Millioni- Who Am I (2024)
Suwilanji Singoyi: The Power of Privacy (2024)
Yangeni Chendela: Becoming Unstoppable (2024)
Roden Chiwaya: The Other Side of Expectations (2023)
Cynthia Kunda: Wealth Mindset
Mumba Mutale: Love Beyond The Grave (2024)
Prince Mwansa: The Power of Your Story (2024)
Josephine Chindele: The Price For Greatness (2024)
Bright Phiri: Shift (2025)
Nelly Kangwa: Boardroom to Bedroom (2023)
Jonathan Kolala: What is The True Meaning of Love (2025)
Alan Mulenga: Becoming An Effective Youth (2023)
Emmanuella Lumene: Dear Youth (2023)
Sylvester P. Mumba: Mine (2025)
Anthony Tapa: How To To Build Competence (2024)

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Best of Education and STEM Book Category

Stanley Mwiinga: Digital Mastery (2023)
Timothy Mwewa: At The Edge of Technology (2023)
Castrol Chama: Climate Puzzle (2024)
Grace Kakoma: Brain Advantage (2025)
Clement Kaluba: The 90% Rule of Academic Excellence (2024)

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Best of Non-Fiction Book Category

Terence Phiri: Gambizayo Ziko (2025)
Travis Monga: Socially Alert (2024)
Stanley Banda: My Neighbour My Love
Paul S. Phiri: The Scar (2024)
Nambeye Evelyn: A Resilient Widow (2024)
Elias Phiri: The Mark of Life (2025)
Emily Nalwamba: Cold Blue Earth (2025)
Lusekelo Byeela: Love Is A Beautiful Thing (2024)
Gilbert Simukanga: Grey Matters (2023)
Faith Kamanga: Scars of A Brave Girl (2024)
Mumba Mutale: Love Beyond The Grave (2024)
Mashekwa Jasem: Success in Courtship and Marriage (2022)
Aron Mutama: On The Far Side of Pain
Ompelege Moreosele: The Sorghum Art (2025)

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Best of Women and Girl Child Book Category

Savatir: Single Mom of 2 (2025)
Faith Kamanga: Scars of A Brave Girl
Natasha Chitimbe Mukamba: Bits and Pieces (2022)
Jeson Mashekwa: Lamentations of The Woman on The Run (2020)
Emmanuel Chimantila: When A Woman Knows (2024)

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Best of Children's Book Category

Choolwe J. Mwiinga: Afronita (2025)
Kambole Salimu: Koni Phonics Activity Book (2024)
A. Mulamba Chibesakunda: My Zambian Folktales and Geo-tales (2024)
David Chiza Gondwe: To Be Chief (2023)
Chanel Muyovwe: I Can Be (2024)
Aliness: The Mouse and The Five Hyaenas (2023)

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Best of Poetry & Anthology Book Category

Gilbert Kanyembo: A Letter to Love (2023)
Lovewell Mwiinga: Musings of A Mystic (2024)
Bwalya Chanda: Whispers of The Heart (2023)

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