Category: Namibia
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Bank Windhoek Doek Literary Awards 2023 judges revealed
Dr Nelson Mlambo, Natasha Uys, and Namafu Amutse were revealed to the judges of the Bank Windhoek Doek Literary Awards 2023 on July 6, 2023. The Bank Windhoek Doek Literary Awards, a first for Namibia, was introduced to the African literary community in 2021 by Doek. The first winners of the bi-annual awards in fiction,…
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Rémy Ngamije wins Museum of African Diaspora African Literary Award 2022.
Rémy Ngamije was declared the winner of the inaugural edition of the Museum of African Diaspora African Literary Awards on September 8, 2022. The Museum of the African Diaspora is a contemporary art museum in San Francisco, California. one of only a few museums of its kind in the USA, they hold exhibitions and present…
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Narrating Namibia, Narrating Africa Literary Festival kicks off today.
The Narrating Namibia, Narrating Africa Literary Festival will be hosted in Windhoek, Namibia from September 7-9, 2022. The Narrating Namibia, Narrating Africa Literary Festival will be hosted at the Namibian Scientific Society in Windhoek starting today. The festival is brought to you by among others Narrating Africa, deutsches literatur archive, marbach, Doek, Baden-Württemberg, and University…
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Rémy Ngamije, Mac Donald Dixon are Commonwealth Short Story Prize 2023 judges.
Rémy Ngamije and Mac Donald Dixon were revealed to be judges at the Commonwealth Short Story Prize 2023 today, September 1, 2022. The Commonwealth Short Story Prize is awarded for the best piece of unpublished short fiction in English in the regions of Africa, Asia, Canada, Europe, the Caribbean, and the Pacific. Each of these…
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Museum of African Diaspora African Literary Awards finalists announced.
The finalists for the inaugural edition of the Museum of African Diaspora African Literary Awards were revealed on August 18, 2022. The Museum of the African Diaspora is a contemporary art museum in San Francisco, California. one of only a few museums of its kind in the USA, they hold exhibitions and present artists exclusively…
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Literary Magazines: Journal of West Indian Literature, Doek, Umbu Africa, Omenana.
The Journal of West Indian Literature, Doek, Umbu Africa, and Omenana are currently available for your reading pleasure. Journal of West Indian Literature The Journal of West Indian Literature has been published twice-yearly by Literatures in English, University of the West Indies since 1986. It is a University of the West Indies-led Caribbeanist project invested…
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Doek Literary Festival 2022 guests announced.
The guests for the Doek Literary Festival 2022, to run at the Goethe-Institut in Windhoek, Namibia from April 21-23, 2022 have been revealed. The Doek Literary Festival, a celebration of Namibian and African literature that connects Namibian readers and writers with their counterparts in Africa and the African diaspora, will be the first of its…
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Doek Literary Festival 2022 reveals partners
The Doek Literary Festival 2022, together with the University of East Anglia’s International Chair of Creative Writing, will run at the Goethe-Institut in Windhoek, Namibia from April 21-23, 2022. The Doek Literary Festival, a celebration of Namibian and African literature that connects Namibian readers and writers with their counterparts in Africa and the African diaspora,…
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Doek Literary Festival 2022 set for Windhoek, Namibia in April.
The Doek Literary Festival 2022, the inaugural edition, is set to run in Windhoek, Namibia from April 21-23, 2022. In the last couple of years, Namibia has been coming to the fore of the African literary revolution with the Doek organization at the fore. They started with the literary journal Doekwhich introduced many new names…
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Bank Windhoek Doek Literary Awards winners announced in Windhoek.
Ndawedwa Denga Hanghuwo, Natasha Uys, and Pauline Buhle Ndhlovu, were declared the Bank Windhoek Doek Literary Awards winners in Windhoek, Namibia on November 18, 2021. Namibia’s first major literary awards, the Bank Windhoek Doek Literary Awards were revealed to the African literary community in May this year. Organised by the good people at the Doek!…
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Goethe-Institut’s “Virtually Yours” Literary Festival kicks off on November 11.
The Virtually Yours Literary Festival, bringing together African and German authors in conversation, is set to run from November 11-14, 2021. It is curated jointly by Zukiswa Wanner and Zoë Beck. Virtually Yours is a series that brings you to the centre of contemporary African literature with discussions between leading African authors curated by Zukiswa…
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Rémy Ngamije for Goethe-Institut Namibia’s “Virtually Yours” in September.
Rémy Ngamije is the featured guest of Goethe-Institut Namibia’s “Virtually Yours” on Saturday, September 11, 2021. He will be moderated by Zukiswa Wanner. Virtually Yours is a series that brings you to the centre of contemporary African literature with discussions between leading African authors curated by Zukiswa Wanner and hosted by Goethe-Namibia. Since it kicked…
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Bank Windhoek Doek Literary Awards shortlist announced
The shortlists for the first ever Bank Windhoek Doek Literary Awards were announced today, Wednesday, September 1, 2021. The Bank Windhoek Doek Literary Awards, an attempt to foster a robust literary community in Namibia, were revealed to the African literary community in May. They were to cover the categories of fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and visual…
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Book Digest: Helen Oyeyemi, Remy Ngamije, Khalil Diallo, Yvonne Bailey-Smith
We wrap up book news for our readers in our regular Book Digest feature. Today our focus is books from Helen Oyeyemi, Remy Ngamije, Khalil Diallo, and Yvonne Bailey-Smith. Peaces, Helen Oyeyemi Publisher: Riverhead BooksPublication Date: April 6, 2021Genre: Literary fictionLanguage: EnglishWhere to find it: Penguin Random House. Helen Oyeyemi Helen Oyeyemi is the author…
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Bank Windhoek Doek Literary Awards longlist revealed.
The longlists for the first ever Bank Windhoek Doek Literary Awards were made public on Monday, August 2, 2021. In the tail end of May, the Bank Windhoek Doek Literary Awards was revealed to the African literary community. It is an attempt to foster a robust literary community in the Southern African country while bringing…