2024 Doek Literary Festival

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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 BayerChiké Frankie EdozienNdawedwa Denga HanghuwoIshion Hutchinson
Filemon IiyamboFemi KayodeMaaza MengisteNelson MlamboSiphiwe Gloria Ndlovu
Troy OnyangoOndjakiDavid SmutsMukoma Wa NgūgīZukiswa Wanner

PERFORMING POETS

Charmaine //GamxamusVeripuami Nandee Kangumine

VISUAL ARTIST

Jean-Claude Tjitamunisa

MUSICIANS

Querida, Gabes, and Slow

PROGRAM & IMAGE GALLERIES

Day 1: 21 AugustDay 2: 22 AugustDay 3: 23 AugustDay 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 & 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

Rémy Ngamije

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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