Award-winning author Zadie Smith visits SDU

Zadie Smith will be welcomed by Rector Jens Ringsmose. Associate Professor Sten Pultz Moslund will introduce the author, after which Associate Professor Emily Hogg will interview her about her writing. 

Zadie Smith is visiting Denmark to receive the 2026 Hans Christian Andersen Literature Award. The day before her visit to SDU, she will be presented with the award at an awards ceremony at Odeon in Odense. 

Date and time:
October 5, 2026, 1:00–2:30 p.m.
SDU Odense, Auditorium U301, SUND 

Limited number of tickets—registration required via this link: https://event.sdu.dk/zadie-smith

• Contact Email:  anhoe@sdu.dk
• Register here:  https://event.sdu.dk/zadie-smith

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