Leila Aboulela is an award-winning novelist whose work has received critical recognition for its distinctive exploration of identity, migration and Islamic spirituality. Aboulela was the first winner of the Caine Prize for African Writing and her short story collection, Elsewhere, Home won the Saltire Fiction Book of the Year Award. River Spirit (2023) was longlisted for the Jhalak Prize, shortlisted for the HWA Crown Awards and a New York Times and Scottish Herald book of the year.
