THEME
INDEPENDENCE: FREEDOM THROUGH READING AND WRITING
With their published works forming the creative framework for discussion, the eclectic collection of writers, poets, and visual artists curated in the 2024 festival lineup explored the delights, dangers, past dreams, present conditions, and future challenges of storytelling in the country, Africa, and the world.
WRITERS
Roxane Bayer • Chiké Frankie Edozien • Ndawedwa Denga Hanghuwo • Ishion Hutchinson •
Filemon Iiyambo • Femi Kayode • Maaza Mengiste • Nelson Mlambo • Siphiwe Gloria Ndlovu •
Troy Onyango • Ondjaki • David Smuts • Mukoma Wa Ngūgī • Zukiswa Wanner
PERFORMING POETS
Charmaine //Gamxamus • Veripuami Nandee Kangumine
VISUAL ARTIST
MUSICIANS
PROGRAM AND IMAGE GALLERIES
Day 1: 21 August • Day 2: 22 August • Day 3: 23 August • Day 4: 24 August
TESTIMONIALS
Words from those who attended Namibia’s second international literary festival.
VICISSITUDES AND VIBES
The official word and playlist of the 2024 Doek Literary Festival.
PRINCIPAL SPONSOR AND CO-SPONSOR
Bank Windhoek • Windham Campbell Prizes
FESTIVAL PARTNERS
Goethe-Institut Namibia (Venue & Transport Partner) • Gondwana Collection Namibia (Accommodation Partner) •
Turipamwe (Design Partner) • The Book Den (Book Partner)
FESTIVAL DIRECTOR
THE DOEK ARTS TRUST
The Honourable Justice David Smuts (Patron) • Jakob De Klerk (Treasurer) • Bonita De Silva (Trustee) •
Cara Mia Dunaiski (Secretary) • Louis Kato Kiggundu (Trustee) • Rémy Ngamije (Chairperson) • Heike Scholtz (Trustee)
Doek Festival Intern Coordinator: Alexandra Dunaiski
Doek Festival Interns: Lischen Gorases • Catherine Pickering
PRESS
“A Snapshot Of The Doek Literary Festival” (Writing Africa) • “Doek And Bank Windhoek Host Second Literary Festival With Record Participation” (Namibia Economist) • “Namibian Literature Shines At Doek Literary Festival“, “On Literary Agents With Cecile Barendsma“, and “Literary Festival Hits The Capital Next Week” (The Namibian) • “The 2024 Doek Literary Festival Features Big Names In African Literature” (Brittle Paper) • “Doek Literary Festival Returns With Second Edition” (New Era) • “Doek Literary Festival Announces 2024 Lineup” (Open Country Mag)
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
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