2 – 10 OCT 2027
Ons het geborrel dat dit bars, en ons bruis steeds van opwinding oor vanjaar se Woordfees. ‘n Hartlike dankie aan al ons entoesiastiese en bedagsame feesgangers, die kunstenaars wat alles gegee het, ons donateurs (Het Jan Marais Nationale Fonds, NATi • Nasionale Afrikaanse Teater-Inisiatief, Jannie Mouton Stigting, Johann Brink Trust, L.W. Hiemstra Trust en WF20), […]
Vyf-en-twintig verhale is gekies vir publikasie in die elfde kortverhaalbundel van die Toyota Stellenbosch Woordfees, Dis hoog tyd. Dit sluit in laasjaar se wenner van die fees se kortverhaalkompetisie, Emile Joubert en bekroonde digters en romansiers soos Lynthia Julius (Kinderlê) en Gaireyah Fredericks (Een voet innie kabr). Die wenner ontvang R30 000 met die komplimente […]
Die jaarlikse Toyota US Woordfees-kunsveiling, in samewerking met Strauss & Co, vind op 12 Oktober in die Stellenbosse stadsaal plaas. Die kunswerke waarop vanjaar gebie kan word, word voor die veiling in die Stadsaal uitgestal en sluit werke deur bekende en opkomende kunstenaars in wat elke sak sal pas. “Die werke op uitstalling is ongelooflik […]
The popular and thought provoking Discourse programme tackles issues that affect all South Africans. Whether you want to know more about politics, science, finance and investing, theatre makers, or what concerns students right now, there is a probing discussion with experts that you can attend. Some are solely in Afrikaans, but many are bilingual and […]
The Woordfees started out as a festival for the spoken word and 24 years later words remain at the heart of the programme through the EasyEquities Writers’ Festival where you can listen to talks on fiction, non-fiction, politics, spirituality, biography, memoire and so much more. Exclusive Books have a fully stocked facility in the Book […]
… Lynthia Julius vir haar storie “Plat lê soos ‘n Minora blade”. Julius is as algehele wenner aangekondig by die bekendstelling van die sewende US Woordfeeskortverhaalbundel in die Hofmeyr-saal in Stellenbosch op 10 Oktober. Sy wen R30 000 geborg deur Du Toitskloof Wyne. Elke ander skrywer wat in dié bundel opgeneem word, het prysgeld van R5 000 […]
The greater Discussion programme, two thirds of the Film Festival and an exciting set of art exhibitions are all mahala. Discourse Open discussion and an enthusiastic exchange of views on current issues are valued traditions at the Woordfees. This year is no exception. In the Netwerk24 Discussion series, led by Christi van der Westhuizen and […]
It is time for the eleventh competition of the Stellenbosch Woordfees Short Story Anthology. This collection has become a literary institution and “serves as a kind of yearbook with which Afrikaans writers reflect something of the spirit of the times with each harvest of short stories,” says Saartjie Botha, director of the Stellenbosch Woordfees. Previous […]
The Toyota Stellenbosch Woordfees Visual Arts Programme opened on 11 October. In collaboration with Strauss & Co and RESERVOIR, the exhibitions and art auction are a true feast for the eyes. SU Museum: View the work of our festival artists, Xhanti Zwelendaba and Benjamin Stanwix, daily from 09:00 to 18:00. Stadsaal: The Toyota Stellenbosch […]
The actor De Klerk Oelofse is the winner of R1 million in development funding for the Toyota Stellenbosch Woordfees’ first The Perfect Pitch theatre initiative. The winner was announced on Thursday evening, 8 October 2026, following the concept pitches of the eight selected finalists to a panel and an audience at the festival. The comedian […]
We crossed the finish line and concluded a wonderful festival. Enjoy a look back on the playfulnes, joy, variety and flair captured during the flora season. And now for the rest of spring – go out and play! We will see you in 2025 from 11 to 19 October. A big thank you to all […]
Adam Small did not stand in the service of politics or any social philosophies. His sense of himself and others lay with his conscience. His language created an atmosphere, a remarkable presence, a sense of place. It carries the full fate and destiny of the people who speak it. Who is this poet who still […]
