Kate was presented with her prize for winning the 2013 Costa Novel Award last night in London.
The category winners for the 2013 awards are pictured here.
From left to right: Nathan Filer (First Novel Award), Kate Atkinson (Costa Novel Award), Michael Symmons Roberts (Poetry Award), Gabriele D'Annunzio (Biography Award) and Chris Riddell (Children's Book Award).
Nathan Filer won the overall prize with his debut novel, The Shock of the Fall.