11 – 19 Oct 2025
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 […]
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 […]
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 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 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, […]