Bernardine Evaristo scoops Women’s prize outstanding contribution award

One-off 100,000 prize awarded to Girl, Women, Other writer for entire body of work and dedication to uplifting under-represented voices'

Bernardine Evaristo is to receive 100,000 after being announced as the winner of the Women's prize outstanding contribution award, a one-off prize to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Women's prize for fiction.

The author of Girl, Woman, Other and Mr Loverman has been rewarded for her entire body of work, as well as her transformative impact on literature and her unwavering dedication to uplifting under-represented voices across the cultural landscape".