Bernardine Evaristo

1959–

British writer of fiction and verse whose work explores the African diaspora. Born in Eltham, south-east London, to an English mother and a Nigerian father, she grew up in Woolwich and trained at Rose Bruford College, later gaining a doctorate in creative writing from Goldsmiths. Her books include the verse novels Lara and The Emperor’s Babe, and the novels Blonde Roots and Mr Loverman. She is Professor of Creative Writing at Brunel University London. Girl, Woman, Other (2019), following twelve characters, most of them Black British women, shared the 2019 Booker Prize with Margaret Atwood’s The Testaments.

Timeline of Bernardine Evaristo’s life

Works

• Girl, Woman, Other (2019)

Prizes

• Girl, Woman, Other — The Booker Prize 2019: Winner, Shortlist, Longlist