▁about ▁working ▁for ▁Save ▁the ▁Children ▁in ▁war - t orn ▁M og ad ish u , ▁was ▁awarded ▁ 1 st ▁prize ▁in ▁the ▁Ye ov il ▁Liter ature ▁Prize , ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁▁ ▁" The ▁Bra ce lets " ▁( 1 9 9 5 ), ▁about ▁two ▁mother - d augh ter ▁relationships ▁across ▁cult ures , ▁won ▁a ▁London ▁Short ▁Story ▁competition , ▁and ▁was ▁included ▁in ▁“ Well ▁S orted : ▁The ▁London ▁Short ▁Story ▁Collection ”. ▁ ▁" T ales ▁I ▁Tell ▁My ▁Grand children ", ▁a ▁conversation ▁with ▁young ▁children ▁about ▁contemporary ▁refuge e ▁issues , ▁was ▁published ▁in ▁Kno ck ▁Tw ice : ▁ 2 5 ▁Modern ▁T ales ▁for ▁Tr ou bling ▁Times ▁( 2 0 1 7 ) ▁ ▁Liter ary ▁events ▁ ▁She ▁is ▁an ▁experienced ▁public ▁speaker ▁and ▁has ▁spoken ▁about ▁her ▁writing ▁to ▁aud ien ces ▁across ▁the ▁UK , ▁New ▁Zealand , ▁India ▁and ▁Pakistan . ▁ ▁Ur du ▁literature ▁ ▁She ▁lear nt ▁Ur du ▁from ▁the ▁Ur du ▁scholar ▁and ▁transl ator , ▁Ralph ▁Russell , ▁and ▁worked ▁with ▁him ▁for ▁ 2 6 ▁years ▁until ▁his ▁death ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁ ▁She ▁is ▁now ▁his ▁literary ▁exec utor , ▁brings ▁out ▁new ▁ed itions ▁of ▁his ▁work , ▁and ▁uses ▁his ▁transl ations ▁to ▁introduce ▁Ur du ▁literature ▁to ▁a ▁wider ▁audience , ▁including ▁at ▁the ▁Po etry ▁Trans lation ▁Centre , ▁London ▁ ▁and ▁the ▁Royal ▁A si