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Set for November and awarding writers and artists for their achievements in poetry, fiction, non-fiction and visual art, the Bank Windhoek Doek Literary Awards draw from Doek!
The nominees who were selected by an independent panel of judges are fiction writers
"The hope is that these awards play a meaningful role in the long-term careers of the shortlisted literary artists and the eventual recipients of the final awards. It would be wonderful to see these awards launch the international careers of Namibian writers, poets, and visual artists and provide them with opportunities in their respective fields of creation," says Doek!
"For readers, the awards' longlist and shortlist put names and faces to ordinary Namibians who tell incredible stories, who write powerful poems, and who are able to share their photographic and illustrative talents in captivating ways."
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"Art is a powerful way to express opinion, emotion and it is a platform for social commentary. We encourage such expression and hope that the participants take the opportunity to showcase their work to the broader community, both national and international," she says.
"Doek's mission is to foster an active, engaged, critical, and robust literary community. As a connector of positive change,
Historic, rousing and a Namibian first, the Bank Windhoek Doek Literary Awards are sure to inspire diverse local writers to dust off their literary ambitions and do their bit to build the culture as the world increasingly wakes up to Namibian literature.
The Bank Windhoek Doek Literary Awards' shortlisted stories, poems, essays, photographs and illustrations as well as the profiles can be viewed at doeklitmag.com.
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