23/06/2020
WELCOMING REMARKS BY THE FOUNDER AND CHIEF EDITOR OF THE AUTHORS MAGAZINE, DURING THE OFFICIAL LAUNCH........................................................................................................................................
MONDAY 22 JUNE 2020 ISAAC KAHILU LIKUJI KABWE
OPENING REMARKS
THE GUEST OF HONOUR SIR,
THE HONOURABLE COUNCILLOR, LUANSASE WARD,
THE CHAIRMAN, LUANSASE WARD DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE,
THE PRESIDENT, KABWE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY,
THE CEO AND FOUNDER, PROFESSIONAL AUTHORS ZAMBIA,
THE NOBLE CLERGY PRESENT,
THE MEDIA,
ALL INVITED GUESTS,
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.
TODAY IS PARTICULARLY A SPECIAL DAY FOR ME, BECAUSE EXACTLY TWELVE MONTHS AGO, THE WOMAN WHO SAW THIS DAY BEFORE I EVER DID RETIRED AND WENT TO BE WITH THE LORD. FOR THIS HUMBLING MEMORY I DEDICATE THIS PROGRAMME IN HER HONOUR. AND I PRAY THAT YOUR SOUL, MOTHER, SHALL CONTINUE TO REST IN THE PEACE OF THE ALMIGHT GOD.
THE GUEST OF HONOUR, SIR,
DISTINGUISHED LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,
THERE IS NO HUMAN BEING WHO HAS NEVER BENEFITED FROM THE WORK OF A WRITER. THE LEARNER BENEFITS FROM THE WRITINGS OF THE EDUCATOR; THE PATIENT BENEFITS FROM THE WRITINGS OF THE HEALER; THE PRESENT, ONE WAY OR ANOTHER, HAS ALWAYS BENEFITED FROM THE WRITINGS OF THE PAST.
WE ARE WITNESSING A SIGIFICANT SHIFT IN HUMAN PRIORITIES TODAY. FOR EXAMPLE, A PERSON SPENT MORE HOURS READING A BOOK FOUR DECADES AGO THAN TODAY. THAT IS AN OPINION AND OBSERVATION ON THE CURRENT STATE OF AFFAIRS. MORE PEOPLE TODAY WOULD SPEND HOURS ON END WATCHING TELEVISION OR SURFING THE INTERNET.
THIS SHIFT HAS AFFECTED THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN GENERAL, AND THE QUALITY OF READING AND WRITING IN PARTICULAR. IT MUST BE A CONCERN OF EVERY CITIZEN TO SEE THE QUALITY OF LIFE DIMINISHING AT SUCH A FASTER RATE.
THE GUEST OF HONOUR SIR,
THE ENDEAVOUR OF EVERY WRITER IS TO LEAVE BEHIND A PIECE WHOSE IMPACT SHALL BE FELT FOR GENERATIONS. IN ORDER FOR THIS TO HAPPEN, THE WRITER MUST BE EQUIPPED WITH THE NECESSARY TOOLS AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT.
WE ARE HERE TODAY TO INTRODUCE ONE SUCH TOOL AND OPPORTUNITY FOR THE ZAMBIAN WRITER.
THE AUTHORS MAGAZINE, DISTINGUISHED LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, IS A PLATFORM THAT WILL ALLOW OUR WRITERS AND READERS TO ENGAGE IN PRODUCTIVE WORK THAT PROMOTES THEIR CAREERS, AT THE SAME TIME, HELP RECONSTRUCT THE STANDARD OF READING AND WRITING IN THE COUNTRY.
THE MAGAZINE HAS EMBRACED ALL CATEGORIES OF CREATIVE ART AND ATTACHES THE SAME VALUE TO NEW AND UPCOMING AUTHORS AS TO EXPERIENCED ONES.
THE GUEST OF HONOUR SIR,
THE FIRST EDITION OF THE AUTHORS MAGAZINE COMES IN EIGHT SECTIONS FEATURING RENOWNED WRITERS AND PUBLIC FIGURES, AS WELL AS FRESH WRITING TALENT FROM ZAMBIAN CITIZENS OF DIFFERENT BACKGROUNDS.
THE QUARTELY PUBLICATION SHALL ENDEAVOUR TO REMAIN ACCESSIBLE, EFFECTIVE AND RELEVANT TO THE NEEDS OF THE AUTHORS AND THE DEMANDS OF THE READERS.
ON THIS OCCASION OF ITS OFFICIAL LAUNCH, DISTINGUISHED LADIES AND GENTLEMENT, I WISH TO EXPRESS MY PROFOUND GRATITUDE TO ALL THE WRITERS WHO RESPONDED TO OUR INVITATION TO FEATURE IN THE MAGAZINE.
SPECIAL THANKS GO TO
HONOURABLE NG’ANDU PETER MAGANDE,
MR WYNEGOOD G MALUNGA,
MR PATRICK D CHISANGA,
MR CHIBAMBA KANYAMA,
MS RUTH HENSON,
MR GILGES MUSUMALI,
MR BARNABAS CHIBOBOKA,
AND ALL THE AUTHORS APPEARING IN THIS FIRST EDITION.
APPRECIATION ALSO GOES TO THE BUSINESS ENTITIES THAT SHOWED INTEREST IN SUPPORTING THIS PROJECT THROUGH ADVERTISING.
ON THIS SPECIAL DAY, MY SINCERE GRATITUDE GOES TO ALL OF YOU WHO HAVE COME HERE TO GIVE LIFE TO THIS NEW MAGAZINE PUBLICATION.
THE GUEST OF HONOUR SIR,
DISTINGUISHED INVITED GUESTS,
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,
I WELCOME YOU TO THE OFFICIAL LAUNCH OF THE AUTHORS MAGAZINE.
I THANK YOU.
