Dis met groot opgewondenheid dat die Jakes Gerwel Stigting die verkose kandidate bekend maak vir vanjaar se Bosberg-boekskryf-program: Enrico Hartzenberg, Miché C. van Wyk, Nols Matyolo en Sunni Faba-Gutu.
Die doel van die Bosberg-boekskryf-program is om ondersteuning te bied aan opkomende skrywers van romans of nie-fiksie (byvoorbeeld memoirs). Angela Briggs en Suzette Myburgh, twee bekwame en ervare boekredakteurs, sal tydens die program ’n pad saam met die opkomende skrywers stap en hulle neem van manuskripontwikkeling tot moontlike publikasie.
Die skrywers en mentors werk gedurende kwartaallikse werksessies saam in Paulet Huis aan die onderskeie manuskripte. Die skrywers werk dan op eie stoom tussen werkswinkels en inkorporeer die mentors se terugvoer. Na afloop van die jaarprogram help ons die skrywers om hulle manuskripte voor te lê aan die onderskeie uitgewers.
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It is with great excitement that the Jakes Gerwel Foundation announces the selected candidates for this year’s Bosberg Book Writing programme: Enrico Hartzenberg, Miché C. van Wyk, Nols Matyolo and Sunni Faba-Gutu.
The aim of the Bosberg Book Writing programme is to offer support to emerging writers of novels or non-fiction (for example memoirs). Angela Briggs and Suzette Myburgh, two skilled and experienced book editors, will walk a path with the emerging authors during the programme and take them from manuscript development to possible publication.
The writers and mentors work together during quarterly work sessions in Paulet House on the respective manuscripts. The writers then work on their own between workshops and incorporate the mentors’ feedback. On conclusion of the annual programme, we assist the writers in submitting their manuscripts to the various publishers.
Ons stel die kandidate kortliks voor: | Here is a brief introduction of this year’s candidates:
Enrico Hartzenberg
Enrico Hartzenberg is ’n veelsydige kunstenaar, filmmaker en akteur. Hy het in 2017 in die vermaaklikheidsbedryf gedebuteer as projekbestuurder van Die dans van die watermeid by die Baxter-teater. Sy toneelstuk Liefde is rooi is in 2018 by die US Woordfees op die planke gebring en het hom ’n Woordtrofee-nominasie vir beste opkomende kunstenaar besorg. Hy was die skrywer en vervaardiger van die webreeks Van Adamse (2019–2022) en skrywer van die teaterproduksies Vloeibare moed en Die lig is blou, wat onderskeidelik in 2022 en 2023 by die Artscape gedebuteer het. Sy filmkrediete sluit in die kortfilm Sister Dinges, wat by die Joburg Film Festival gedebuteer het en by die Cape Flêts Fillim Festival as die beste kortfilm aangewys is, en Mr. Isaacs, wat by die African Rising International Film Festival vertoon is.
Enrico het as dramadosent by die Universiteit Stellenbosch gewerk en is tans besig om sy verhoogstuk Vloeibare moed in ’n roman te verwerk. Die toneelstuk ondersoek die komplekse en aktuele kwessie van geslagsgebaseerde geweld op universiteitskampusse.
Enrico Hartzenberg is a multifaceted artist, filmmaker and performer. He debuted in the entertainment industry in 2017 as project manager of Die dans van die watermeid at the Baxter Theatre. His play Liefde is rooi was staged at the US Woordfees in 2018 and earned him a Woordtrofee nomination for best upcoming artist. He wrote and produced the web series Van Adamse (2019–2022) and wrote the theatre productions Vloeibare moed and Die lig is blou, which debuted at the Artscape in 2022 and 2023 respectively. His film credits include the short film Sister Dinges, which debuted at the Joburg Film Festival and was named best short film at the Cape Flêts Fillim Festival, and Mr. Isaacs, which was showcased at the African Rising International Film Festival.
Enrico has worked as a drama lecturer at Stellenbosch University and is currently adapting his stage play Vloeibare moed into a novel. The play explores the complex and timely issue of gender-based violence on university campuses.
Miché C. van Wyk
Miché C. van Wyk is ’n aktrise, digter, skrywer en kabaretkunstenaar van Steinkopf, Namakwaland. Sy het in 2021 haar BA in Drama en Teaterstudies aan die Universiteit Stellenbosch verwerf, en haar BA Hons in Kabaret in 2022. Gedurende haar nagraadse jaar het sy haar eie kabaret, Is als oraait deur die huis van die Here?, geskryf en die hoofrol van Ruth Jantjies vertolk in Jantjies and the Pearls, wat in 2023 by die KKNK en Suidoosterfees ten toon gestel is. Vir haar honneursstudie het sy ondersoek ingestel na en geskryf oor die uitbeelding en voorstelling van die Nama-taal en -kultuur op Afrikaanse televisie. Sy beskou Namakwaland en sy mense as haar grootste inspirasie. Sy is ook genomineer vir ’n Fleur du Cap-teatertoekenning in die kategorie vir mees belowende student. In 2023 het sy aan die NATi Jong Sterre-program deelgeneem, waartydens sy haar toneelstuk Suurdeeg, wat in 2024 by die Suidoosterfees en Woordfees opgevoer is, geskryf het. Sy het onlangs die Woordfees se Woordtrofee vir beste opkomende kunstenaar gewen.
Miché C. van Wyk is an actress, poet, writer and cabaret artist from Steinkopf, Namaqualand. She obtained her BA in Drama and Theatre Studies from Stellenbosch University in 2021, and her BA Hons in Cabaret in 2022. During her postgraduate year, she wrote her own cabaret, Is als oraait by die huis van die Here?, and played the lead role of Ruth Jantjies in Jantjies and the Pearls, which was showcased at KKNK and Suidoosterfees in 2023. For her honours study, she investigated and wrote about the portrayal and representation of Nama language and culture on Afrikaans television. She cites Namaqualand and its people as her biggest inspiration. She was also nominated for a Fleur du Cap theatre award in the category for most promising student. In 2023, she was a participant in the NATi Rising Stars programme, where she wrote her play Suurdeeg, which was staged at Suidoosterfees and Woordfees in 2024. She recently won the Woordfees Woordtrofee for best emerging artist.
Nols Matyolo
Nols Matyolo is ’n opkomende skrywer wat storievertelling in al sy vorme geniet en passievol daaroor is om Suid-Afrikaanse stories te vertel. Sy het ’n ingenieursgraad aan die Universiteit van Kaapstad verwerf en werk tans as ’n ingenieur, maar skryf in haar vrye tyd. Sy het ’n draaiboekskryfwerkswinkel by die New York Film Academy bygewoon en aan All About Writing se mentorskapprogram deelgeneem. Sy werk tans aan Beyond Betrayal, ’n misdaadriller waarin die hoofkarakter, Lusanda, ondersoek instel na ’n groep sluipmoordenaars wat tydens apartheid in Suid-Afrika werksaam was in ’n poging om haar pa se moord op te los.
Nols Matyolo is an emerging writer who enjoys storytelling in all its forms and is passionate about telling South African stories. She holds an engineering degree from the University of Cape Town and currently works as an engineer but spends her free time writing. She has attended a screenwriting workshop at the New York Film Academy and participated in All About Writing’s mentorship programme. She is currently working on Beyond Betrayal, a crime thriller which follows Lusanda as she investigates a group of assassins that operated in South Africa during apartheid in an attempt to solve her father’s murder.
Sunni Faba-Gutu
Sunni Faba-Gutu is ’n bekroonde skrywer, regisseur en kreatiewe vervaardiger. Sy werk hoofsaaklik as hoofskrywer (How to Ruin Christmas; The Herd II; The Imposter II; Vutha en uBettina Wethu S4), hou toesig oor die storiekamer en skrywers, en bestuur die ontwikkelingsproses. Sy was kreatiewe vervaardiger vir die telenovela Broken Vows en is tans besig om ’n dramatiese komediereeks vir ’n internasionale stromingsdiens te ontwikkel.
Sunni is gedurende haar loopbaan vir sewe SAFTA-toekennings genomineer en het in 2022 en 2023 toekennings vir uitnemendheid in draaiboekskryf gewen. Sy is ook aangewys as een van Mail & Guardian se top-200 jong Suid-Afrikaners. Sy was betrokke by die storie-ontwikkeling, redigering en draaiboekskryf vir bekroonde trefferprogramme (Miseducation, Isibaya, Ayeye, Housekeepers, Good Men en Isiphindiselo).
Haar debuutrolprent Ebumnyameni is deur Amazon Prime opgeraap en is vertoon by die Johannesburg Film Festival en die Africa International Film Festival. Sunni is die stigter van Khawuta Pictures, ’n maatskappy wat spesialiseer in storie-ontwikkeling, konsultasie en draaiboekskryf. Sy het ’n honneursgraad in Dramatiese Kunste aan die Wits School of Arts verwerf en het haarself as ’n kragtige narratiewe stem by internasionale (Netflix) en plaaslike (SABC, Mzansi Magic en etv) uitsaaiers gevestig.
Sy werk tans aan ’n kommersiële roman met die titel Undercooked.
Sunni Faba-Gutu is an award-winning writer, director, and creative producer. She primarily works as a head writer (How to Ruin Christmas; The Herd II; The Imposter II; Vutha and uBettina Wethu S4), overseeing the story room, writers, and running the development process. She was creative producer for the telenovela Broken Vows and is currently developing a dramatic comedy series with an international streamer.
Sunni has been nominated for seven SAFTAs, winning in 2022 and 2023 for excellence in screenwriting. She was also named one of Mail & Guardian’s Top 200 Young South Africans. Her broad experience includes story development, editing, scriptwriting, and story lining for award-winning hit shows (Miseducation, Isibaya, Ayeye, Housekeepers, Good Men and Isiphindiselo).
Her directorial debut film Ebumnyameni was picked up by Amazon Prime and was part of the official selection at the Johannesburg Film Festival and the Africa International Film Festival. Sunni is the founder of Khawuta Pictures, a company specialising in story development, consulting and scriptwriting. She holds an honours degree in Dramatic Arts from the Wits School of Arts and has established herself as a powerful narrative voice across African television and film with international (Netflix) and local (SABC, Mzansi Magic and etv) broadcasters.
She is currently working on a commercial novel titled Undercooked.
