OUTREACH SESSIONS: Nobel Symposium in Literature

The Nobel in Africa – NOBEL SYMPOSIA Series is a STIAS initiative in partnership with Stellenbosch University, under the auspices of the Nobel Foundation and the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences with funding from the Knut & Alice Wallenberg Foundation and the Marcus & Amelia Wallenberg Foundation. This programme is organised as part of the Nobel Symposium in Literature, the fifth in the Nobel in Africa – NOBEL SYMPOSIA Series. The following public events are organised as part of the Outreach Programme of the 2025 Nobel Symposium in Literature.

3 November, 09:00 - 11:00, Nobel Symposium Opening session (read more & RSVP)

• Public panel with Aminatta Forna, Petina Gappah, Jamal Mahjoub and Njabulo Ndebele Retrieving Pasts

4 November, 18:00 – 21:00, SU Chancellor’s Public Lecture (read more & RSVP)

• Public lecture with Nobel Laureates JM Coetzee and Abdulrazak Gurnah Africa Writes the World

5 November, 10:00 – 15:00, University of the Western Cape (read more & RSVP)

• Panel discussion with Akachi Ezeigbo, Aminatta Forna and Maaza Mengiste Making African Literature Visible

5 November, 11:00 – 14:00, University of Cape Town (read more & RSVP)

• Panel discussion led by Gabeba Baderoon with Laila Lalami, Jamal Mahjoub and Leila Aboulela From History to Story: Writing Afro-Muslim Encounters

5 November, 10:00 – 14:00, Stellenbosch University (read more - by invitation only)

• A Creative Writing Masterclass for students with Chris Abani, Dinaw Mengestu and Yvonne Owuor Located Imaginaries

Download the full Outreach Programme here.