
Sun Aug 10 2025
<p>This week on Bookends, we revisit Eleanor Wachtel’s conversation with Bernardine Evaristo. </p><p><br></p><p>Bernardine is the recipient of the Outstanding Contribution award by the Women’s Prize for Fiction. It’s a special, one-time award to celebrate achievement over the course of a career. “Outstanding” is the perfect word to describe Bernardine’s accomplishments — in addition to several acclaimed books, Bernardine has dedicated the past 40 years to uplifting underrepresented writers and promoting inclusivity in literature. Eleanor and Bernardine spoke on Writers & Company in 2020 about Bernardine’s Booker award-winning novel, Girl, Woman, Other, and how her family background shaped her journey as a writer. </p><p><br></p><ul><li>Hear the full interview here: <a href="https://digital.lib.sfu.ca/writers-company/bernardine-evaristo-black-british-identity-and-her-booker-winning-novel-girl-woman" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://digital.lib.sfu.ca/w...
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