Nobel prize in literature 2025 is announced – live

Follow along as the next winner of the world’s most prestigious literature prize is announced in Stockholm

Every October, the announcement of the Nobel prize in literature sends ripples through the literary world — but how does the Swedish Academy actually choose a winner?

It begins months earlier, when the Nobel committee, made up of a small group of writers, sends out nomination forms to a select network of individuals and organisations. Those invited to nominate include:

Members of the 18-person Swedish Academy, as well as similar literary academies around the world

Professors of literature and linguistics at universities and colleges

Previous Nobel laureates in literature

Presidents of national authors’ societies representing their countries’ literary production

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