Trailblazing author Bernardine Evaristo has been honored with a one-off outstanding contribution award to mark the 30th anniversary of the Women's Prize for Fiction. She will receive £100,000 and a sculpture, to be presented on June 12 in London. Evaristo plans to use the prize money to support other women writers, and her long-running advocacy for inclusion and diversity in the arts was recognized.
Bernardine Evaristo 'astonished' to receive one-off Women's Prize for outstanding contribution
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TL;DR: Key points with love ❤️Trailblazing author Bernardine Evaristo has been honored with a one-off outstanding contribution award to mark the 30th anniversary of the Women's Prize for Fiction. She will receive £100,000 and a sculpture, to be presented on June 12 in London. Evaristo plans to use the prize money to support other women writers, and her long-running advocacy for inclusion and diversity in the arts was recognized.
Trending- 1 1980s: Bernardine Evaristo began her activism work.
- 2 1982-1988: Evaristo co-founded and ran Britain's first black women's theatre company, Theatre of Black Women.
- 3 2009: Evaristo was made an MBE for services to literature.
- 4 2013: Evaristo's novel Mr Loverman was published.
- 5 2019: Evaristo shared the Booker Prize with Margaret Atwood for Girl, Woman, Other.
- 6 Recently: Mr Loverman adapted for a BBC drama series and won two Bafta TV Awards.
- 7 June 4, 2025: Bernardine Evaristo announced as recipient of the one-off outstanding contribution award from the Women's Prize for Fiction.
- 8 June 12, 2025: Ceremony in London where Evaristo will receive the award, prize money, and sculpture. Winners of 2025 Women's Prizes for Fiction and Non-Fiction also announced.
- 9 Autumn (unspecified year): Evaristo will give more details on her project to support other women writers.
- Evaristo will use the prize money to support other women writers.
- The award amplifies women's voices and recognizes advocacy for inclusion and diversity in the arts.
- Highlights the ongoing need to maintain momentum against 'backlash against freedoms women had earned'.
What: Bernardine Evaristo received a one-off outstanding contribution award from the Women's Prize for Fiction.
When: Award announced on June 4, 2025; ceremony on June 12, 2025; Booker Prize shared in 2019; Theatre of Black Women ran from 1982 to 1988; MBE received in 2009; activism work began in the 1980s.
Where: London (ceremony location), Woolwich (Evaristo's birthplace), Greenwich (Greenwich Young People's Theatre), Goldsmiths, University of London, Brunel University London (current professorship).
Why: To mark the 30th anniversary of the Women's Prize for Fiction and to honor Evaristo's career work, including her novel Girl, Woman, Other, and her long-running advocacy for inclusion and diversity in the arts.
How: The Women's Prize for Fiction selected Evaristo for this special award, recognizing her literary achievements and advocacy. She will receive prize money and a sculpture.