2 – 10 OCT 2027
Die eerste Klaskamer Radiodramakompetisie is in vennootskap deur die WKOD, RSG en die US Woordfees aangebied. Skrywers landwyd is genooi om werk in Afrikaans, Engels en isiXhosa in te stuur wat aanklank sal vind by leerders tussen 13 en 16 jaar en geskik is vir gebruik in die klaskamer. Daar was geen voorgeskrewe tema nie, […]
Emile Joubert is the overall winner of the 2024 Woordfees Short Story Competition. The announcement was made on 28 September at the launch of the ninthStellenbosch Woordfees Short Story Collection in Stellenbosch. Emile, who has featured in the collection once before, Emile, won the top prize of R30000 with the compliments of EasyEquities for his […]
With Herschelle Benjamin as host in the Hofmeyr Hall in Stellenbosch, which was packed with writers and literature enthusiasts, Tarina Jordaan was announced on Saturday evening as the winner of the Stellenbosch Woordfees’ tenth annual short story competition, selected from 371 entries. Jordaan receives a total of R30 000 courtesy of EasyEquities, and each writer […]
The Woordfees will take place in the Spring from 28 September to 6 October. The festival organisers are excited to announce the dates for the festival and, along with festival goers, are looking forward to another year of exceptional applications from artists. Saartjie Botha, the Director of the Woordfees, remarked on the high quality of […]
The Toyota Stellenbosch Woordfees zine for 2026 is called HI-FI, and we are ready to turn back time and turn up the volume. We’re looking for the high-fidelity truths, the low-fi aesthetics, the analog nostalgia, the static, the noise, and the deep cuts of your creative mind. This year’s festival theme (Dis HOOG Tyd // […]
Die Toyota US Woordfees kon op Maandagaand 14 Maart die eerste keer sedert Maart 2020 weer die gesellige Langtafel aanbied. Dié geliefde tradisie is tradisioneel die amptelike begin van die Woordfees, maar vanweë onsekerheid rondom die pandemie is besluit om nie vanjaar ’n fees vir Maart in Stellenbosch te beplan nie. Saartjie Botha, direkteur van […]
The nominations for the Toyota Stellenbosch Woordfees’ Woordtrofees Awards for 2026 have been announced. The winners will be announced on November 2nd at a special event in Stellenbosch. The Woordtrofees annually honours artists who delivered outstanding performances at the festival. The winners each receive a certificate and prize money. “We want to thank and congratulate […]
The awardees for the 2022 Toyota SU Woordfees Woordtrofees Awards were announced on 10 November at an event at Johannesdal 1207. The winners received a certificate and a financial prize. Gillian Mitchell was the convenor of the Woordtrofees panel of judges which consisted of: Conroy Cupido, Jefferson Dirks-Korkee, Gustav Franzsen, Geoff Hyland, Athina Jansen, Rafiek […]
The nominations for this year’s Toyota SU Woordfees Woordtrofees Awards have been released. The nominations for this year’s Woordtrofees Awards have been released. The winners, who will receive a certificate and a financial prize, will be announced on 13 November at an awards ceremony to be held at Oude Libertas Amphitheatre in Stellenbosch. According to […]
The nominations for the Toyota Stellenbosch Woordfees’ Woordtrofees Awards for 2025 have been announced. The winners will be announced on 13 November at an event in the Endler Hall in Stellenbosch. “We are immensely impressed by the quality of work artists brought to the 25th Toyota Stellenbosch Woordfees,” says Saartjie Botha, director of the Toyota […]
The awardees for the 2023 Toyota SU Woordtrofees Awards were announced on 13 November at an event at the Oude Libertas Amphitheatre. The winners received a certificate and a financial prize. Gillian Mitchell was the convenor of the Woordtrofees Panel, which consisted of Christiaan Boonzaier, Wendy Crowley, Gustav Franzsen, Kobus Hanekom, Robert Hindley, Suzaan Keyter, […]
The awardees for the 2024 Woordtrofees Awards were announced on 28 October at an event at Nooitgedacht Estate. The winners each received a certificate and a sum of money. Gillian Mitchell was the convenor of the Woordtrofees panel, which consisted of Barbara Loots, Geoffrey Hyland, Ephraim Gordon, Herman van der Westhuizen, Gustav Franzen, Elsa Ward, […]
