Short.Sharp.Stories is a platform showcasing top and emerging South African fiction writers. The theme of this year’s anthology is Fluid – freedom to be. Fluid, this year’s Short.Sharp.Stories anthology, seeks to engage fictional expression around identity, culture and society.
Joanne Hichens conducts interviews with the respective short story writers.
Mini-interview with Yuwinn Kraukamp, author of the short story “iHeart you now and always”, featured in the 2023 Short.Sharp.Stories anthology, Fluid
Yuwinn Kraukamp, a former literature and linguistics student from the University of the Western Cape, is an aspiring writer from Bredasdorp. He’s an autodidact, a bilingual book-lover and a natural-born creative whose multidimensional writing talents range from radio dramas to short stories, freelance journalism and more. He’s a lifelong student and fan of all forms of art, and a firm believer in the beauty, magic and eternalness of the written word. He writes of his story, “iHeart you now and always”:
“I wanted to write about critical social issues, but in a light and humorous way that could effortlessly flow from page to page, without feeling like a sociopolitical analysis. So, I created a perfectly imperfect protagonist: an overly idealistic avatar of a dating app, who’s circumstantially forced to question his reality, his sexual settings and his humanity.”
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Yuwinn Kraukamp (28) hails from L’Agulhas in the Western Cape’s Overberg District. He describes himself as “a natural born creative” whose writing ranges from radio dramas to stage plays, poetry, short stories and articles. After matriculating at Bredasdorp High School, Yuwinn attended the University of the Western Cape where he majored in English and Linguistics. Earlier this year he won a California-based writing contest with one of his short stories. Yuwinn is devoted to writing and believes that the Kommadagga experience will help him to improve his craft to the point where he can share his talents with the world.
