{"id":65360,"date":"2024-09-30T09:46:10","date_gmt":"2024-09-30T07:46:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/woordfees.co.za\/uncategorized\/winner-of-the-2024-woordfees-short-story-competition\/"},"modified":"2024-10-03T12:23:55","modified_gmt":"2024-10-03T10:23:55","slug":"winner-of-the-2024-woordfees-short-story-competition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/woordfees.co.za\/en\/woordfees-2024-en\/winner-of-the-2024-woordfees-short-story-competition\/","title":{"rendered":"Winner of the 2024 Woordfees Short Story Competition"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Emile Joubert<\/strong> is the overall winner of the 2024 Woordfees Short Story Competition. The announcement was made on 28 September at the launch of the ninth<br\/>Stellenbosch Woordfees Short Story Collection in Stellenbosch.<\/p>\n\n<p>Emile, who has featured in the collection once before, Emile, won the top prize of R30<br\/>000 with the compliments of EasyEquities for his rural dream story <strong>\u201cDie berghaan het sy seer laat val\u201d<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n<p>Over the past nine years, the competition has gone from strength to strength. This year we received 368 submissions. All of the writers featured in the collection received an award of R5 000 (<a href=\"https:\/\/woordfees.co.za\/en\/news\/these-are-the-writers-in-2024-stellenbosch-woordfees-short-story-collection\/\">Click here <\/a>for information on the other 21 writers whose stories were included in this year\u2019s collection, and <a href=\"https:\/\/woordfees.co.za\/en\/woordfees-short-story-anthology\/\">here<\/a> to learn more about the Woordfees short story project.) <\/p>\n\n<p>\u201cIn a world that has become frantic, and constantly driven by the speed of technology, \u201cDie berghaan het sy seer laat vaal\u201d hits with its absolute simplicity. A boy lives safely with his parents and schoolmates in a barren Karoo landscape, but he also feels trapped by it. When he saves an injured Bateleur eagle, it changes his entire life. The magical-realism of the ending is technically brilliant and makes this story unforgettable. <strong>Dr. Frederick Botha<\/strong>, one of the main selectors, remarked: \u201cThere is a fragility but also a charm in the narrative that charmed me so much that I immediately wanted to read it again,\u201d says <strong>Suzette Myburgh<\/strong>, who has been the convenor of the selection panel since 2016.   <\/p>\n\n<p>The other two members of the judging panel were <strong>Valda Jansen<\/strong> and <strong>Marius Swart<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"824\" src=\"https:\/\/woordfees.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-09-30-at-07.09.33-1024x824.jpeg\" alt=\"collection\" class=\"wp-image-65314\" srcset=\"https:\/\/woordfees.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-09-30-at-07.09.33-1024x824.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/woordfees.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-09-30-at-07.09.33-300x242.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/woordfees.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-09-30-at-07.09.33-768x618.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/woordfees.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-09-30-at-07.09.33-1536x1236.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/woordfees.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-09-30-at-07.09.33.jpeg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><sub>Emile Joubert, winner of the 2024 Woordfees Short Story Competition and Saartjie Botha, director of the Stellenbosch Woordfees.<\/sub><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<p><strong>An incredible honour<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p>A surprised Emile said: \u201cFor someone like me, a writer who does not specialize in fiction, I seized the opportunity to sit down and write out of my comfort zone and dream different kinds of stories. Over the years, the Woordfees collection has been a great incentive for me to pursue this writing-dreaming exercise. I have entered four times, made the shortlist once in 2020, and now end up on the winners\u2019 podium. It may be a clich\u00e9 but it is nonetheless true to say that I was as surprised to win as I was delighted.\u201d<\/p>\n\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s an incredible honour, especially after I learned on Saturday night before the announcement how thoroughly Suzette Myburgh and her fellow selectors work to compile the shortlist and arrive at the winner. My story is about a country boy who dreams of what lies on the other side of his repressive horizons, who one day comes across an injured Bateleur eagle, and realises that he can soar above his current circumstances. The inspiration for the story was my friend, the wine legend Danie de Wet, who also named his best Chardonnay wine after the Bateleur eagle, creating something that soars far above the world in a state of unerring, soul-elevating peace.\u201d<\/p>\n\n<p>Emile is a born-and-bred Capetonian who works as a marketing and media consultent in the wine industry.<\/p>\n\n<p>All of the writers featured in the Collection also receive a free EasyEquities account which allows them to participate in several investment activities. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.easyequities.co.za\/?utm_campaign=Brand+Search+-+EasyEquities+-+South+Africa&amp;utm_medium=ppc&amp;utm_source=adwords&amp;utm_term=easyequities&amp;hsa_ad=326238815751&amp;hsa_src=g&amp;hsa_ver=3&amp;hsa_acc=4116154738&amp;hsa_kw=easyequities&amp;hsa_net=adwords&amp;hsa_grp=52337498310&amp;hsa_tgt=kwd-382012949948&amp;hsa_cam=974503865&amp;hsa_mt=b&amp;gad_source=1&amp;gbraid=0AAAAADjnbEDOmw_HKrKoaGFSim6FWF8kz&amp;gclid=CjwKCAjw9eO3BhBNEiwAoc0-jenJHyYQxhZtK2LxiwcVaoWvwR5u4kCZp86tBHcDIj-Ea84A9h39NhoCAX0QAvD_BwE\">EasyEquities<\/a> has been the sponsor of the EasyEquities Writers Festival at the Woordfees since 2022 and also provides all writers who participate in that programme with EasyEquities accounts.<\/p>\n\n<p>The collection always carries the title of the Woordfees theme. This year it is <em>Play<\/em>, which connects to the spontaneity and freedom with which writers are encouraged to approach the competition, remarked <strong>Saartjie Botha<\/strong>, Director of the Stellenbosch Woordfees. <\/p>\n\n<p>\u201cHow do writers play? With words, yes, but also in the more intimate, complicated games they play with readers. A game of stillness, sometimes accompanied, and with several moments in which they tread paths together. The short story is an excellent playmate in a hectic world,\u201d writes Botha in her foreword to the <em>Play<\/em> volume.<\/p>\n\n<p>Botha congratulated all the writers, especially Emile Joubert, on their achievements.<\/p>\n\n<p>For the duration of the Woordfees, until October 6, the Collection is available at the ATKV Book Shop at the festival. Thereafter it will be available at Exclusive Books\u2019 Somerset West branch.  <\/p>\n\n<p>Many thanks also to the <strong>Hiemstra Trust<\/strong> and <strong>PEN Afrikaans<\/strong> who made it possible to publish this year\u2019s volume.<\/p>\n\n<p><strong><em>Contact Candice Jantjies for more information or to arrange an interview with Emile: <\/em><\/strong><a href=\"mailto:candice@woordfees.co.za\"><strong><em>candice@woordfees.co.za<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em> or 078 837 7999. <\/em><\/strong> <\/p>\n\n<p>Find the <a href=\"https:\/\/woordfees.co.za\/en\/program-2024\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Stellenbosch Woordfees program here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"682\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"65320\" src=\"https:\/\/woordfees.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-09-30-at-07.09.36-682x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"collection\" class=\"wp-image-65320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/woordfees.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-09-30-at-07.09.36-682x1024.jpeg 682w, https:\/\/woordfees.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-09-30-at-07.09.36-200x300.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/woordfees.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-09-30-at-07.09.36-768x1153.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/woordfees.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-09-30-at-07.09.36-1023x1536.jpeg 1023w, https:\/\/woordfees.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-09-30-at-07.09.36.jpeg 1066w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 682px) 100vw, 682px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Suzette Myburgh, convenor of the selection panel. PHOTO: AB Jantjies <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" data-id=\"65308\" src=\"https:\/\/woordfees.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-09-30-at-07.09.33-3-1024x682.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-65308\" srcset=\"https:\/\/woordfees.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-09-30-at-07.09.33-3-1024x682.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/woordfees.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-09-30-at-07.09.33-3-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/woordfees.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-09-30-at-07.09.33-3-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/woordfees.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-09-30-at-07.09.33-3-1536x1023.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/woordfees.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-09-30-at-07.09.33-3.jpeg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The 2024 Stellenbosch Woordfees Short Story Collection, \u2018Play\u2019. PHOTO: AB Jantjies <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" data-id=\"65310\" src=\"https:\/\/woordfees.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-09-30-at-07.09.34-2-1024x682.jpeg\" alt=\"collection\" class=\"wp-image-65310\" srcset=\"https:\/\/woordfees.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-09-30-at-07.09.34-2-1024x682.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/woordfees.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-09-30-at-07.09.34-2-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/woordfees.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-09-30-at-07.09.34-2-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/woordfees.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-09-30-at-07.09.34-2-1536x1023.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/woordfees.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-09-30-at-07.09.34-2.jpeg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Poet Danie Marais and Emile Joubert, winner of the 2024 Woordfees Short Story Competition. PHOTO: AB Jantjies <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"850\" data-id=\"65316\" src=\"https:\/\/woordfees.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-09-30-at-07.09.35-2-1024x850.jpeg\" alt=\"collection\" class=\"wp-image-65316\" srcset=\"https:\/\/woordfees.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-09-30-at-07.09.35-2-1024x850.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/woordfees.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-09-30-at-07.09.35-2-300x249.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/woordfees.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-09-30-at-07.09.35-2-768x637.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/woordfees.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-09-30-at-07.09.35-2-1536x1275.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/woordfees.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-09-30-at-07.09.35-2.jpeg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">PHOTO: AB Jantjies <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" data-id=\"65318\" src=\"https:\/\/woordfees.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-09-30-at-07.09.35-1024x682.jpeg\" alt=\"collection\" class=\"wp-image-65318\" srcset=\"https:\/\/woordfees.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-09-30-at-07.09.35-1024x682.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/woordfees.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-09-30-at-07.09.35-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/woordfees.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-09-30-at-07.09.35-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/woordfees.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-09-30-at-07.09.35-1536x1023.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/woordfees.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-09-30-at-07.09.35.jpeg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">PHOTO: AB Jantjies <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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. 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