Join an IWF group at Edmonton Public Library’s “Forward Thinking Speaker Series” and enjoy this moderated discussion with Margaret Atwood. Margaret will discuss freedom of expression and her accomplished body of work.
Margaret Atwood is a Canadian novelist, poet, and literary critic. Since 1961, she has published 18 books of poetry, 18 novels, 11 books of nonfiction, nine collections of short fiction, eight children's books, two graphic novels, and a number of small press editions of both poetry and fiction. Her best-known work is the 1985 dystopian novel The Handmaid's Tale. Atwood has won numerous awards and honors for her writing, including two Booker Prizes, the Arthur C. Clarke Award, the Governor General's Award, the Franz Kafka Prize, Princess of Asturias Awards, and the National Book Critics and PEN Center USA Lifetime Achievement Awards.[2] A number of her works have been adapted for film and television.
Atwood's works encompass a variety of themes including gender and identity, religion and myth, the power of language, climate change, and "power politics". Many of her poems are inspired by myths and fairy tales which interested her from a very early age.
Atwood is a founder of the Griffin Poetry Prize and the Writers' Trust of Canada. She is also a Senior Fellow of Massey College, Toronto. She is the inventor of the LongPen device and associated technologies that facilitate remote robotic writing of documents.
Event Details
Join an IWF group at Edmonton Public Library's "Forward Thinking Speaker Series" and enjoy this moderated discussion with Margaret Atwood. Margaret will discuss freedom of expression and her accomplished body of work.
From EPL's website: "Margaret Atwood has long been a literary titan, and her words continue to resonate with every generation. Her landmark novel The Handmaid's Tale (1985) was adapted into a fifteen-time Emmy Award-winning television series, and its sequel, The Testaments, won the 2019 Booker Prize.
Her most recent short story collection, Old Babes in the Wood, is a powerful exploration of grief and loss described as "brilliant. She's writing at the top of her considerable powers here," by Publishers Weekly. With wit and humor, Atwood reveals hidden truths in our societies, inspiring you to speak out against injustice and preparing you for the battle ahead. Today, her sharp eye is more crucial—and prescient—than ever."
Registration deadline – September 20th
Please note: Ticket charges to be confirmed upon group booking in late September. Upon confirmation, registrants will be billed accordingly.
