Summary
Bernardine Evaristo received a special award with a £100,000 prize from the Women's Prize for Fiction for her significant work in literature and promoting diversity. She plans to use the prize money to support female writers and will share more about her plans later this year.
Key Facts
- Bernardine Evaristo was honored with a one-time outstanding contribution award by the Women's Prize for Fiction.
- She is the first Black woman to win the Booker Prize, sharing it with Margaret Atwood in 2019.
- The award recognizes her career achievements and advocacy for diversity and inclusion in the arts.
- Evaristo will get £100,000 and a sculpture, to be awarded at a ceremony in London on 12 June.
- She intends to use the prize money to support projects for female writers.
- Evaristo co-founded Britain's first Black women's theatre company and other initiatives for diverse writers.
- She was awarded an MBE in 2009 for her contributions to literature.
- Evaristo emphasized the ongoing need for advocacy to maintain progress in women's rights.
