Category: Namibia
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Bank Windhoek Doek Literary Awards 2025 Winners Announced.
Jeremy Tiboth, Filemon Iiyambo, Jedidja Kakuva, and Luigi Arnat won the Bank Windhoek Doek Literary Awards 2025 in Windhoek on Tuesday, December 9, 2025. Established in 2021 by Doek, the biennial Bank Windhoek Doek Literary Awards celebrate contributors to Doek! Literary Magazine across the categories of fiction, poetry, nonfiction, and visual art. Previous winners of…
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Bank Windhoek Doek Literary Awards 2025 shortlists announced.
The shortlists for Namibia’s Bank Windhoek Doek Literary Awards 2025 were announced in Windhoek on Friday, October 17, 2025. The Bank Windhoek Doek Literary Awards were introduced to the African literary community in 2021 by Doek. Contributors to the Doek Magazine were entered in the categories of fiction, poetry, nonfiction, and visual art for this…
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Bank Windhoek Doek Literary Awards 2025 longlists announced.
The longlists for Namibia’s Bank Windhoek Doek Literary Awards 2025 were announced in Windhoek on Wednesday, September 10, 2025. The Bank Windhoek Doek Literary Awards were introduced to the African literary community in 2021 by Doek. Contributors to the Doek Magazine were entered in the categories of fiction, poetry, nonfiction, and visual art for this…
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Book Digest: Remy Ngamije, Mai Sennaar, Liss Kihindou, Nfol
In our regular Book Digest segment, we spotlight new books from Remy Ngamije, Mai Sennaar, Liss Kihindou, and Nfol. Only Stars Know the Meaning of Space: A Literary Mixtape by Remy Ngamije Publisher: Gallery/Scout PressDate: December 3, 2024Genre: Fiction, Short storiesLanguage: EnglishWhere to find it: Simon and Schuster, Apple Books Remy Ngamije Rémy Ngamije is…
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A snapshot of the Doek Literary Festival 2024.
The Doek Literary Festival 2024 was hosted in Windhoek, Namibia from August 21 – 24, 2024. Here is a view from the Southern African country. Jean-Claude Tjitamunisa took all images in this post and are courtesy of Doek Arts. In 2022, Windhoek-based Doek, known for its literary magazine and awards, hosted the first edition of…
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Literary Magazines: Doek, Ipikai, JAY Lit, Lunaris Review
New editions of literary magazines Doek, Ipikai, JAY Lit, and Lunaris Review are available for your reading pleasure. Doek! Doek! Literary Magazine (Doek!) is a free, independent, and Pan-African online literary magazine produced in Windhoek, Namibia. It publishes short fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and visual art from Namibia, Africa, and the African diaspora. The latest edition…
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Doek Literary Festival 2024 starts August 21
The Doek Literary Festival 2024 is set to run at the Goethe-Institut in Windhoek, Namibia from August 21 – 24, 2024. The theme is “IndePENdence—freedom through reading and writing.” Doek is an arts organization that runs the Doek Literary magazine and the Doek Literary Awards based in Namibia. In 2022, the organisation hosted Doek Literary…
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Book Digest: Hemley Boum, Fiona Williams, Blessing Musariri, Femi Kayode
We wrap up book news for our readers in our regular Book Digest segment with books from Hemley Boum, Fiona Williams, Blessing Musariri, and Femi Kayode. All That It Ever Meant by Blessing Musariri Publisher: Norton Young ReadersDate: January 3, 2023Genre: Young AdultLanguage: EnglishWhere to find it: Norton Blessing Musariri Blessing Musariri is an award-winning…
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Book Digest: Lesley-Ann Brown, Nelson Lineu, Wole Talabi, Remy Ngamije
We wrap up book news for our readers in our regular Book Digest segment with books from Lesley-Ann Brown, Nelson Lineu, Wole Talabi, and Remy Ngamije. Mothersound: The Sauútiverse Anthology edited by Wole Talabi Publisher: Android PressDate: November 21, 2023Genre: Speculative FictionLanguage: EnglishWhere to find it: Amazon Wole Talabi Wole Talabi is an engineer, writer,…
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Bank Windhoek Doek Literary Awards 2023 winners announced.
Roxane Bayer, Nina Van Zyl, and Veripuamu Nandee Kangumine won the Bank Windhoek Doek Literary Awards 2023 in Windhoek on November 28, 2023. The Bank Windhoek Doek Literary Awards was introduced to the African literary community in 2021 by Doek. The first winners of the bi-annual awards in fiction, nonfiction, and poetry were Ndawedwa Denga…
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Morland Writing Scholarships 2023 winners announced.
The winners of the Morland Writing Scholarships 2023 have been announced today, Friday, November 17, 2023. The Morland Writing Scholarships for African Writers, popularly referred to as the Morland Writing Scholarship, is an opportunity to allow writers to finish a manuscript. In the past, the scholarship has been accorded to writers from across the…
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Bank Windhoek Doek Literary Awards 2023 shortlists announced
The shortlists for Namibia’s Bank Windhoek Doek Literary Awards 2023 were announced in Windhoek on Wednesday, November 1, 2023. The Bank Windhoek Doek Literary Awards was introduced to the African literary community in 2021 by Doek. The first winners of the bi-annual awards in fiction, nonfiction, and poetry were Ndawedwa Denga Hanghuwo, Natasha Uys, and…
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Morland Writing Scholarships 2023 shortlists announced.
The shortlists for the Morland Writing Scholarships 2023 were announced on Thursday, October 12, 2023. The Morland Writing Scholarships for African Writers, popularly referred to as the Morland Writing Scholarship, is an opportunity to allow writers to finish a manuscript. Scholars writing fiction receive a grant of £18,000, paid monthly over twelve months while those…
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Literary Magazines: Imbiza, Doek, Transition, Masobe Quarterly
Imbiza, Doek, Transition, and Masobe Quarterly are literary magazines that are currently available for your reading pleasure. Imbiza The Imbiza Journal is a publishing platform for creative writing, criticism, academic writing, and intellectual engagement for African thinkers, cultural workers, and activists based in South Africa. The latest issues, published in September, has legendary writer Sindiwe…
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Bank Windhoek Doek Literary Awards 2023 longlists announced
The longlists for Namibia’s Bank Windhoek Doek Literary Awards 2023 were announced in Windhoek on Friday, September 8, 2023. The Bank Windhoek Doek Literary Awards was introduced to the African literary community in 2021 by Doek. The first winners of the bi-annual awards in fiction, nonfiction, and poetry were Ndawedwa Denga Hanghuwo, Natasha Uys, and…