Award winning poet and Author of a sensual Novel Pain and pleasure. Chantelle Bagus was born in october 1989 in Ndola, Zambia. She wrote her first poem, 'Bully me not' at the age of seven. When she moved to the United States she quickly discovered that her talent went beyond that one poem. Bagus has written several stories and plays for schools, and has joined regional and international poetry contests. In 2006, she won the International Library of Poets award for her poem, Brown Sugar. She is currently working on the release of her second and third novel.