Bernardine Evaristo 'astonished' to receive one-off Women's Prize for outstanding contribution
Source: BBC
Emma SaundersCulture reporter at the Hay FestivalGetty ImagesBernardine Evaristo pledged to put the prize money into a project to support other female writersTrailblazing author Bernardine Evaristo has said she is "astonished" to have been honoured with a one-off outstanding contribution award to mark the 30th anniversary of the Women's Prize for Fiction.Evaristo, who was the first black woman to win the…
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