Author:
Rémy Ngamije
Rémy is a Rwandan-born Namibian writer and photographer. He is the founder, chairperson, and artministrator of Doek, an independent arts organisation in Namibia supporting the literary arts. He is also the editor-in-chief of Doek! Literary Magazine.
His debut novel The Eternal Audience Of One was first published in South Africa by Blackbird Books and is available worldwide from Scout Press (S&S). His work has appeared in The Johannesburg Review of Books, Brainwavez, American Chordata, Lolwe, and Granta, among others, with more forthcoming in numerous publications. He won the Africa Regional Prize of the 2021 Commonwealth Short Story Prize. He was shortlisted for the AKO Caine Prize for African Writing in 2020 and 2021 and was also longlisted and shortlisted for the 2020 and 2021 Afritondo Short Story Prizes respectively. In 2019 he was shortlisted for Best Original Fiction by Stack Magazines.
The Crossing From this moment to the next, we shall walk. From the tips of our pens today to the visions and dreams of tomorrow, we shall build. From our unusual griefs to our unexpected happinesses, we shall journey. From the river to the sea, we shall make our crossing.
The Stillness We steer towards the peace and quiet—and we write, we compose, we dream, and we share.
The Struggle It goes on and on. As it must. And so we, too, remain.
Vasbyt Hold fast, hold true. Hold on.
Komesho We say to you, just like we tell ourselves: however fast you go, however slow you travel, however far you have come, however far you have left to go, carry on.
Soon/Come The dreams. The steps. The paths. The journeys. The work. Let them all come. And soon.
Tomorrow/Together Wherever we are headed, there is only one way to get there: together.
