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.
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.
Start/Continue You must choose.
Worlds Beyond This One… What we dream about and prepare for.
Stories From A Small Place… Whatever that means.
Short Story Long 01: Submission A basic guide to submitting short stories.
