Kamila Shamsie wins Women’s Prize for Fiction for ‘Home Fire’

KARACHI: British-Pakistani author Kamila Shamsie is making headlines for winning the Women’s Prize for Fiction for her novel, Home Fire, based on the classic Greek play, Antigone, written by Sophocles. According to The Telegraph, Shamsie was presented with the £30,000 prize money and statuette by the chair of judges Sarah Sands in a ceremony at Bedford Square Gardens.

#KamilaShamsie , a British-#Pakistani author wins the 2018 Women's Prize for Fiction for her seventh novel Home Fire.

It was the third time that the author had been nominated for the award, previously known as the Baileys Prize and Orange Prize. @BushraGohar @husainhaqqani pic.twitter.com/DFy1wBre7b

— Andrea Rose (@Andyrockz2012) June 7, 2018

The author has been shortlisted for the award twice before, for her books Burnt Shadows and A God in Every Stone.

So this was very lovely. Thanks for all the tweets, which I’m still scrolling through. Of course writers should learn to write things down – not doing that means you forget to thank crucial people – eg everyone at @BloomsburyBooks and @AMHeathLtd (Thank you) https://t.co/1AARu6EPYl

— Kamila Shamsie (@kamilashamsie) June 7, 2018

Shamsie’s Home Fire has previously been longlisted for the 2017 Man Booker prize and shortlisted for the Costa novel award as well.

Our brilliant #WomensPrize shortlisted authors line up for their photocall with an hour and a half to go until the 2018 winner is announced! pic.twitter.com/b4KErbobwh

— Women's Prize (@WomensPrize) June 6, 2018