These are the 21 best entries in the Human & Rousseau Nuwe Stories short story competition for Afrikaans writers under 30. The collection displays the talent of a new generation with stories from all over the spectrum. There is something for everyone, from the everyday to the supernatural, stories about love, sex, siblings, the human condition and of course life and death. The contributors are Alettie van der Heever, Alida Eloff, Armand Fourie, Bibi Slippers, Carla van Eck, Carolyn Meads, Charl Bezuidenhout, Christina van Deventer, Constant van Graan, Donovan Greeff, Henali Kuit, Janice Keogh, Lezandra Thiart, Madré Roothman, Marni Bonthuys, Nina Botes, Phillip Brand, Trish Goosen, Wilken Calitz and Willim Welsyn.