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Literary magazine publishing fiction + nonfiction + poetry + visual art from Namibia + Africa + African diaspora. Editor-in-chief: @remythequill

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Our eighteenth issue is open for submissions and we are looking for fresh and exciting writing and visual art to feature in it.FICTION AND POETRY ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA- Namibian citizens living in the country or in the diaspora (outside Namibia); and- Foreign nationals who permanently reside in Namibia.NONFICTION AND VISUAL ART ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA- Namibian citizens living in the country or in the diaspora (outside Namibia); and- African writers, and those of African descent, living on the continent or in the diaspora (such as North and South America, the Caribbean, Europe, or elsewhere).CLOSING DATE: midnight on Wednesday, 30 September 2026.Rules, submission guidelines, and the submission portal are available here: https://doeklitmag.com/submissions/ by @doeklitmag

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HONOURABLE MENTION — Africa International Design Awards 2026 ✨2022 Doek Literary Festival has received an Honourable Mention in the Communication Design category.Designed as an act of cultural assertion, the identity drew inspiration from Namibian vernacular signwriting, handmade typography, layered illustration and the beautiful resourcefulness of creating within a “creative desert.”Rather than adopting imported literary aesthetics, the visual language declared that this festival belongs here — rooted in local context, voice and storytelling.Client: Doek Arts Trust & Rémy Ngamije in partnership with the University of East Anglia’s International Chair of Creative WritingLead Design: Elrico Gawanab & Tanya StrohDesign Team: Dudley Minnie, Jean-Claude TjitamunisaHand Lettering: Oom PunchPhotography: Jean-Claude Tjitamunisa, Elrico Gawanab, Namafu AmutseThe full winning entry can be viewed on the AIDA Winners website — link in bio 🌍#AIDA2026 #CommunicationDesign #DoekLiteraryFestival #AfricanDesign #NamibianDesign VisualIdentity DesignForCulture by @doeklitmag

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As the new edition of Doek! brews in the background with its tracked changes, spell checks, and assorted edits and revisions, we are excited to lift the lid on something we have been preparing since September, 2025: the third edition of the Doek Literary Festival will be hosted in Windhoek, Namibia from 30 September to 03 October 2026.We are in the process of curating an eclectic collection of writers, poets, visual artists, musicians, and vinyl selectors from Namibia, Africa, the African diaspora, and literary traditions even further afield. The festival program, which is still in development, will feature all of the good things that happen when storytellers and lovers of stories come together: reading, writing, books, music, visions, and vibes.We are dreaming big and planning for even bigger things.With that said: save the date!More info: https://festival.doek.africa/ by @doeklitmag

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DOEK!, ISSUE 16: OFFERINGS OF TOMORROW — OUT NOWFiction, nonfiction, poetry, and visual art from: Namibia • Angola • Ghana • Sudan • South Africa • the United States of America • and Zambia.Contributors: Reem Aljeally • Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah • Negyem Adonoo • Reem Aljeally • Ayesha Harruna Attah • Kalaf Epalanga • Kina Indongo • Simorne Januarie • Namukolo Siyumbwa • Jeremy Tiboth • and Zukiswa Wanner.Editors: Aba Asibon • Roxane Bayer • Rémy Ngamije • Zanta NkumaneEditorial assistant: Alexandra Dunaiski by @doeklitmag

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Our sixteenth issue will be released next week and we are delighted to reveal the writers, poets, and visual artists who have made the forthcoming edition possible.This edition’s cover was provided by @reemaljeally, the first Sudanese artist to grace our cover!We hope that the voices, visions, and vocals curated in this issue will allow each reader to travel to the past, present, and future, to each immediate moment of being, and to distant ends of our world. Fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and visual art from: Namibia • Angola • Ghana • South Africa • Sudan • the United States of America • and Zambia.Contributors: Reem Aljeally • Negyem Adonoo • Ayesha Harruna Attah • Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah • Kalaf Epalanga • Kina Indongo • Simorne Januarie • Jeremy Tiboth • and Zukiswa Wanner.We hope that you are excited to read the forthcoming issue. by @doeklitmag

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This year’s judges—Ndawedwa Denga Hanghuwo, Samuel Mayinoti, Sylvia Schlettwein, and Michelle Van Wyk—were appointed to discharge the difficult duty of selecting the best Namibian writing to appear in @doeklitmag in the past two years. With many years of academic, literary, and publishing acumen between them, the 2025 panel of judges was suitably equipped to read, discuss, and debate about the merits of all of the eligible entries.In choosing this year’s winners, they highlighted the importance of originality, the clever use of language, the integration of local perspectives, and the emphasis of humanity within the respective writings. The winning entries address complex and layered themes within contemporary Namibian society such as fatherhood and its absences; movement and long distance relationships with one’s home; manhood, identity, and lost childhoods; and loneliness, not as an isolating factor, but as a necessary period of transition in one’s life. The richness of the writings offer a glimpse into the level of writing that is developing in the country and the ability for Namibian writers, poets, and visual artists to craft local narratives with regional, continental, and global themes.Congratulations to Jeremy Tiboth, Filemon Iiyambo, Jedidja Kakuva, and Luigi Arnat for winning the 2025 Bank Windhoek Doek Literary Awards.Full winners’ citations can be read here: https://doeklitmag.com/awards/2025-winners/ by @doeklitmag

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“‘Kasino Street’ by Iilonga touches on a profound and essential discussion within Namibian society. The message underpinning this body of work is crucial to awakening the consciousness of slumbering citizenship. Keisho’s work echoes these expressions of rejection in her work titled ‘Your Wings from the Back.’ The striking images of vulnerability in a rugged environment showcased in Keisho’s work are rendered in stark black and white contrasts that are echoed and threaded into Arnat’s ‘Solitude’ which carefully explores loneliness and isolation in contemporary Namibia.” — Michelle Van Wyk, 2025 Bank Windhoek Doek Literary Awards JudgeRead more about the visual art shortlist: https://doeklitmag.com/awards/2025-shortlist/ by @doeklitmag

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“The shortlisted poems were chosen for their originality, evocative quality, and rhythm. The poems riff on reminiscences about childhood, grieving places, family and heritage, and the pain of absent fatherhood. They also explore the consequences of war and history, what it means to be a man, and losing contact with one’s culture. This year’s shortlist contains vulnerable, raw, and beautifully written poems that touch on identity, love, paternal trauma, and religion. These personal and universal experiences, written with depth and imagery so vividly haunting, are captivating and thought provoking.” — Ndawedwa Denga Hanghuwo, 2025 Bank Windhoek Doek Literary Awards JudgeRead more about the poetry shortlist here: https://doeklitmag.com/awards/2025-shortlist/ by @doeklitmag

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“This year’s nonfiction shortlist offers a rare glimpse of the literary talent of modern Namibian writers. ‘I Will Tell You Why I Was Late For Church Yesterday’ by Perivi Katjavivi and ‘Sonic Overload’ by Filemon Iiyambo are two stories crafted with inventive flair. The two writers succeed in bringing their stories to life, stimulating the imagination and potentially igniting amplified conversations about issues and themes about history, place, and time that are vital yet often overlooked in the rush of a fast-paced world.” — Samuel Mayinoti, 2025 @bankwindhoek Doek Literary Awards JudgeRead more about the nonfiction shortlist: https://doeklitmag.com/awards/2025-shortlist/ by @doeklitmag

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“The three shortlisted entries came from a longlist which already bore testament to the extraordinary creativity, talent, and craft of Namibian short fiction writers. Standing out from such a list of excellence is quite a feat—all three writers should be proud of themselves, as each story draws the reader into its world in its own unique way. Ellis-Mwiya’s ‘Flesh Of The Sun’, Hunter’s ‘What The Sycamores Saw’, and Tiboth’s ‘Poisoned Pawn’ explore the sometimes dark dynamics of interpersonal relationships in Namibia. Possessing sharp twists at their conclusions, all three were written with an acute eye for natural and psychological landscapes that Namibian and international readers can appreciate.” — Sylvia Schlettwein, 2025 @bankwindhoek Doek Literary Award JudgeRead more about the 2025 fiction shortlist: https://doeklitmag.com/awards/2025-shortlist/ by @doeklitmag

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Bank Windhoek, Doek’s patron and trustees, and all of @doeklitmag’s readers extend warm congratulations to all of the shortlisted writers, poets, and visual artists of the 2025 @bankwindhoek Doek Literary Awards.In compiling this year’s shortlist Ndawedwa Denga Hanghuwo, Samuel Mayinoti, Sylvia Schlettwein, and Michelle Van Wyk—the judges of the 2025 Bank Windhoek Doek Literary Awards—were required to select short fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and visual art that showcased the best of Namibian writing. With each entry on the longlist having already been extensively edited during the publishing process, the selection stage presented the panel of judges with the challenging task of choosing writings and visual art that showcased the power and depth of storytelling from the country. Over the course of a month, this year’s judges deliberated about each entry’s storytelling prowess, the level of the craft displayed in its compilation, the uniqueness of the underlying narrative, as well as its resonance with Doek!’s Namibian and international readership. Read more about the 2025 shortlist here: https://doeklitmag.com/awards/2025-shortlist/ by @doeklitmag

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