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Leila Aboulela Gets Shortlisted for the 2019 Saltire Literary Awards

Sudanese writer, Leila Aboulela, is on the shortlist of the 2019 Saltire Literary Awards, for her book, “Bird Summons.”

First awarded in 1937, the Saltire Literary Awards honours writers of Scottish descent or resident in Scotland, in the categories of; Saltire Fiction Book of the Year, Saltire First Book of the Year, Saltire Research Book of the Year, Saltire Poetry Book of the Year, Saltire Nonfiction Book of the Year, Saltire History Book of the Year, Saltire Emerging Publisher of the Year, Saltire Publisher of the Year and the Calum MacDonald Award (for the publisher of an outstanding example of pamphlet poetry published during the previous year).

The winner in each category will be awarded a cash prize of £2,000 and go on to be considered for the top prize of Saltire Scottish Book of the Year, receiving a further £5,000.

Sudanese writer who lives in Scotland and winner of the 2000 Caine Prize for African Writing, Lelila Aboulela, was shortlisted in the category of Saltire Fiction Book of the Year Award, for her book, “Bird Summons.”

The shortlists in the different categories as announced are;

The Saltire Society Scottish Fiction Book of the Year Award
The Saltire Society Scottish Non-Fiction Book of the Year Award
The Saltire Society Scottish First Book of the Year Award
The Saltire Scottish Research Book of the Year Award supported by the National Library of Scotland
The Saltire Scottish History Book of the Year Award supported by the Scottish Historical Review Trust
Special Mention: Alex Maxwell Findlater, The Armorial of Sir David Lyndsay of the Mount (Heraldry Society of Scotland)

Publishing Awards

The Saltire Society Publisher of the Year Award in partnership with Publishing Scotland
The Saltire Society Emerging Publisher of the Year Award in partnership with Publishing Scotland
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