Kit de Waal in Conversation with Professor Elleke Boehmer

Global Majority and Underrepresented Writers’ Programme Lecture

How do we narrate ordinary lives and bring out how extraordinary every life is?

Join acclaimed author Kit de Waal (My Name is Leon (2016), The Best of Everything (2025)) in discussion with Professor Elleke Boehmer, to explore how writing can shed light on our tangled lives and help us to understand each other better.

Exploring life-writing, fiction, and the art of narrating ordinary lives, this conversation will appeal to readers, writers, and anyone curious about how storytelling can illuminate the complexity of everyday experience. No prior specialist knowledge or preparation is required.