Malama Katulwende was born in the Luapula Province of Zambia. He was educated in Catholic Seminary Schools in order to become a diocesan priest,but decided to enter the University of Zambia instead.

Malama has taught science and mathematics in high schools and is currently operations partner for LUAPULA ARTLAND, a new company whose core business is the design, promotion and marketing of art and art-related products and services in Zambia.

Malama has published poetry in an anthology titled,"Under the African Skies: Poetry from Zambia"

He has also published his first major work,"Bitterness", which won the Julius Chongo Award 2006 for the Best Creative Writing at the Ngoma Awards. He is writing another book.