It may be surprising to see fiction on this list, but Evaristo’s skill at portraying 12 very different protagonists in this ...

Since its release in 1985, Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale novel has been banned in several countries, including the United States and Canada.

Women’s prize outstanding contribution award winner Bernardine Evaristo, poses with her trophy, at the prize giving event, in London, Thursday, June 12, 2025.

Britain’s Queen Camilla, left, meets Bernardine Evaristo as she attends the Women’s Prize for Fiction and Nonfiction event in London, Wednesday, June 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali) ...

Dutch writer Yael van der Wouden won the Women’s Prize for Fiction on Thursday for her debut novel “The Safekeep.”.

To mark the prize’s 30th birthday, writer Bernardine Evaristo was awarded a 100,000-pound ($136,000) Outstanding Contribution Award for her “transformative impact on literature and her ...

Women's prize outstanding contribution award winner Bernardine Evaristo, poses with her trophy, at the prize giving event, in London, Thursday, June 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Joanna Chan) ...