Doek! Magazine Reveals The 2025 Bank Windhoek Literary Awards Longlist

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Doek! Magazine has announced the longlist of the 2025 Bank Windhoek Literary Awards, composed of Namibian writers, poets, and visual artists.

The longlist features contributors whose works appeared in the magazine between Issue 12: Soon/Come (December 2023) and Issue 15: The Throne and the Crown (July 2025).  These writers and artists’ works have successfully been contributing to capturing the complex history and heritages that shape Namibia.

Fiction

Non-Fiction

Poetry

Visual Art

Founded in 2019, Doek! Magazine is Namibia’s first literary magazine. It is dedicated to fostering a vibrant literary culture by publishing short fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and visual art from Namibia, Africa, and the African diaspora.

Congratulations to all longlisted writers, poets and visual artists!

Sarah Adeyemo

Sarah Adeyemo

Sarah Adeyemo, Swan IX, is a Nigerian poet, writer, editor, spoken word artiste and communication expert. The debut author of “The Shape of Silence”. She draws inspiration from solitude and experiences. She is a fellow of the SprinNG Writing Fellowship. Her works appeared or are forthcoming in  Akpata Magazine, The Shallow Tales Review, The Muse Journal, The Weganda Review, Everscribe Magazine, Afrillhill Press, Poems For Persons Interest, TV-63 Magazine, Northern Writers Forum Journal, Eboquills, Rinna Lit. Anthologies, and elsewhere. She tweets @SarahInkspires.