1. Margaret Atwood - Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia Margaret Eleanor Atwood, OC (born November 18, 1939) is a Canadian writer. A prolific poet, novelist, literary critic, feminist and activist, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_Atwood

Margaret Atwood From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation search Margaret Atwood Born November 18 Ottawa Ontario Canada ... Dystopian fiction Influences George Orwell Website www.owtoad.com Margaret Eleanor Atwood OC (born November 18 ) is a Canadian writer . A prolific poet novelist literary critic feminist and activist , she is a winner of the Booker Prize and Arthur C. Clarke Award , and has been a finalist for the Governor General's Award seven times, winning twice. Atwood is among the most-honored authors of fiction in recent history. Contents Life Work Works Novels ... edit Life This section does not cite any references or sources Please improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unverifiable material may be challenged and removed. ( October 2007 Born in Ottawa Ontario , Atwood was second of three children of Carl Edmund Atwood, a zoologist, and Margaret Dorothy Killiam, a former dietician and nutritionist. Due to her father’s ongoing research in forest entomology , Atwood spent much of her childhood in the backwoods of Northern Quebec and back and forth between Ottawa

2. Interview | Margaret Atwood Margaret Atwood stands in the earliest increments of the five foot mark, though her awards and the adoration of her fans would put her up somewhere over http://januarymagazine.com/profiles/atwood.html

Buy it online Oryx and Crake: A Novel by Margaret Atwood 378 pages, 2003 Buy it online Read a review of Oryx and Crake Books by Margaret Atwood: Major Press Editions Novels The Edible Woman, Surfacing, Lady Oracle, Life Before Man, Bodily Harm, The Handmaid's Tale, Cat's Eye, The Robber Bride, Alias Grace, The Blind Assassin, Oryx and Crake Children's Books: Up In The Tree, Anna's Pet, For The Birds, Princess Prunella and the Purple Peanut, Non-Fiction: Survival: A Thematic Guide to Canadian Literature, Days of the Rebels 1815-1840, Second Words: Selected Critical Prose, Strange Things: The Malevolent North in Canadian Literature, Poetry: The Circle Game, The Animals in That Country, The Journals of Susanna Moodie, Procedures for Underground, Power Politics, You Are Happy, Selected Poems, Two-Headed Poems, True Stories, Interlunar, Selected Poems II: Poems Selected and New, Selected Poems 1966-1984, Margaret Atwood Poems 1965-1975, Morning in the Burned House, Eating Fire; Selected Poems, 1965-1995, Short Fiction Dancing Girls, Murder in the Dark, Bluebeard's Egg

3. Margaret Atwood --  Britannica Online Encyclopedia Britannica online encyclopedia article on Margaret Atwood Canadian poet, novelist, and critic, noted for her Canadian nationalism and her feminism. http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9011189/Margaret-Atwood

var britAdCategory = "literature"; Already a member? LOGIN Encyclopædia Britannica - the Online Encyclopedia Home Blog Advocacy Board ... Free Trial Britannica Online Content Related to this Topic This Article's Table of Contents Margaret Atwood Print this Table of Contents Shopping New! Britannica Book of the Year The Ultimate Review of 2007. 2007 Britannica Encyclopedia Set (32-Volume Set) Revised, updated, and still unrivaled. New! Britannica 2008 Ultimate DVD/CD-ROM The world's premier software reference source. Margaret Atwood Page 1 of 1 born Nov. 18, 1939, Ottawa, Ont., Can. Canadian poet, novelist, and critic, noted for her Canadian nationalism and her feminism. Atwood's family was continually on the move because of her entomologist father's work, which often took the family into northern, sparsely settled bush country. She began writing at age five and resumed her efforts, more seriously, a decade later. Atwood, Margaret... (75 of 175 words) To read the full article, activate your FREE Trial Commonly Asked Questions About Margaret Atwood Close Enable free complete viewings of Britannica premium articles when linked from your website or blog-post.

4. Margaret Atwood Margaret Atwood at www.contemporarywriters.com Margaret Atwood was born in Ottawa, Ontario, in 1939. She is the daughter of a forest entomologist, http://www.contemporarywriters.com/authors/?p=auth03C18N390512635243

5. Margaret Atwood — Poet Seers Margaret Atwood (b. 1939) was born in Ottawa, Canada. Her father was an entomologist, and Atwood spent a large portion of her early years in the wilderness http://www.poetseers.org/contemporary_poets/margaret_atwood

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6. Margaret Atwood Margaret Atwood. THIS IS A PHOTOGRAPH OF ME. THE LANDLADY. Variations on the Word Sleep. Variations on the Word Love. A VISIT. Habitation http://www.math.buffalo.edu/~sww/poetry2/atwood_margaret.html

Margaret Atwood: THIS IS A PHOTOGRAPH OF ME THE LANDLADY Variations on the Word Sleep Variations on the Word Love ... Habitation back to the Fat Poetry Book Index THIS IS A PHOTOGRAPH OF ME It was taken some time ago. At first it seems to be a smeared print: blurred lines and grey flecks blended with the paper; then, as you scan it, you see in the left-hand corner a thing that is like a branch: part of a tree (balsam or spruce) emerging and, to the right, halfway up what ought to be a gentle slope, a small frame house. In the background there is a lake, and beyond that, some low hills. (The photograph was taken the day after I drowned. I am in the lake, in the center of the picture, just under the surface. It is difficult to say where precisely, or to say how large or small I am: the effect of water on light is a distortion but if you look long enough, eventually you will be able to see me.) THE LANDLADY This is the lair of the landlady She is a raw voice loose in the rooms beneath me.

7. Centre For Language And Literature - Canadian Writers - Margaret Atwood - Athaba Margaret Atwood is one of Canada’s most successful and popular writers. She is also well known internationally in the USA , Europe, and Australia. http://www.athabascau.ca/writers/matwood.html

Athabasca University. Canada's Open University. Navigation Skip Navigation Language and Literature Contact Faculty ... English Language Studies Margaret Atwood USA , Europe, and Australia. Her second collection of poems, The Circle Game won the Governor General's Award for poetry in 1966 and her recent novel, The Blind Assassin won the Booker Prize in 2000. Margaret Atwood was born in Ottawa, Ontario in 1939. Her father was a biologist and her family spent many summers in the northern bush. She studied at Victoria College in the University of Toronto (B.A.), then Radcliffe College (M.A.) and Harvard University. She began her career by publishing poetry. After The Circle Game she produced The Journals of Susanna Moodie (1970), and Procedures for the Underground (1970) followed by Power Politics (1971). In You Are Happy (1974) she explored the oppression of women and became a recognized feminist writer. In Two-headed Poems (1978) Atwood explored the national conflicts of Canada divided by two official languages and cultures. These social concerns are expanded in True Stories Interlunar (1984) and Morning in a Burning House The feminist voice of Margaret Atwood is clearly heard in her earlier novels beginning with The Edible Woman Surfacing (1972), and

8. McClelland.com | Author Spotlight: Margaret Atwood Margaret Atwood was born in Ottawa in 1939, and grew up in northern Quebec and Ontario, and later in Toronto. She has lived in numerous cities in Canada, http://www.mcclelland.com/author/results.pperl?authorid=1013

9. Oryx And Crake By Margaret Atwood Margaret Atwood’s new novel, Oryx and Crake, is so utterly compelling, so prescient, so relevant, so terrifyinglyall-too-likely-to-be-true, that readers http://contemporarylit.about.com/od/sciencefictionreviews/fr/oryxAndCrake.htm

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10. Bookreporter.com - Author Talk: Margaret Atwood Margaret Atwood has written more than thirty books of fiction, poetry and critical essays. Her latest novel is the stunning and provocative ORYX AND CRAKE. http://www.bookreporter.com/authors/talk-atwood-margaret.asp

var gDcsId = "dcs30w0vc10000chxa0maatv9_2u6z"; About Margaret Atwood Authors On The Web Author of the Month May 2003 Books by Margaret Atwood ORYX AND CRAKE THE BLIND ASSASSIN Reading Group Guides THE BLIND ASSASSIN THE ROBBER BRIDE ALIAS GRACE BODILY HARM ... SURFACING Margaret Atwood May 2003 Margaret Atwood has written more than thirty books of fiction, poetry and critical essays. Her latest novel is the stunning and provocative ORYX AND CRAKE . In this interview Atwood talks about her decision to include a male protagonist in ORYX AND CRAKE, her own spiritual philosophy and the application of humor in the novel's serious premise. Q: Most of your previous novels have female protagonists. Was it a conscious decision to have a male protagonist for ORYX AND CRAKE, or did Snowman simply present himself to you? MA: Snowman did present himself to me, yes, dirty bedsheet and all. For this novel, a woman would have been less possible. Or let's say that the story would have been quite different. If we are writers, we all have multiple selves. Also, I've known a lot of male people in my life, so I had a lot to draw on. Q: When THE HANDMAID'S TALE was published, Contemporary Authors listed your religion as "Pessimistic Pantheist," which you defined as the belief that "God is everywhere, but losing." Is this still an accurate description of your spiritual philosophy?

11. Margaret Atwood - Wikiquote Margaret Eleanor Atwood (born 18 November 1939) Canadian novelist, poet, .. 1986 Audio Interview with Margaret Atwood RealAudio (30 min 14 s) http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Margaret_Atwood

Margaret Atwood From Wikiquote Jump to: navigation search It's a feature of our age that if you write a work of fiction, everyone assumes that the people and events in it are disguised biography — but if you write your biography, it's equally assumed you're lying your head off. Margaret Eleanor Atwood (born 18 November ) Canadian novelist, poet, and literary critic. Contents Sourced Selected Poems 1965-1975 (1976) Selected Poems 1976-1986 (1987) Marrying the Hangman ... edit Sourced I would rather dance as a ballerina, though faultily, than as a flawless clown. Lady Oracle We slept in what had once been the gymnasium. The floor was of varnished wood, with stripes and circles painted on it, for the games that were formerly played there; the hoops for the basketball net were still in place, though the nets were gone. The Handmaid's Tale (1985) first lines Nolite te bastardes carborundorum Do not let the bastards grind you down. The Handmaid's Tale There is more than one kind of freedom... Freedom to and freedom from. In the days of anarchy, it was freedom to. Now you are being given freedom from. Don't underrate it. The Handmaid's Tale Another belief of mine: that everyone else my age is an adult, whereas I am merely in disguise.

12. Margaret Atwood Margaret Atwood. Margaret Atwood AKA Margaret Eleanor Atwood Father Carl Edmund Atwood (entomologist) Mother Margaret Dorothy Killam http://www.nndb.com/people/375/000026297/

This is a beta version of NNDB Search: All Names Living people Dead people Band Names Book Titles Movie Titles Full Text for Margaret Atwood AKA Margaret Eleanor Atwood Born: 18-Nov Birthplace: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Gender: Female Race or Ethnicity: White Sexual orientation: Straight Occupation: Author, Poet Critic Nationality: Canada Executive summary: The Handmaid's Tale Father: Carl Edmund Atwood (entomologist) Mother: Margaret Dorothy Killam Brother: Harold Leslie (older) Sister: Ruth (b. 1951) Husband: James Polk (m. 1967, div.) Boyfriend: Graeme Gibson (one daughter) Daughter: Eleanor Atwood Gibson ("Jess") Son: Matt (stepson) Son: Grae (stepson) Boyfriend: James Ford (together 1963-64) University: BA English, University of Toronto University: Harvard University Teacher: University of British Columbia (1964-65) Teacher: Sir George Williams University (1967-68) Teacher: University of Alberta (1969-70) Professor: York University Toronto (1971-72) Booker Prize 2000 for The Blind Assassin Giller Prize 1996 for Alias Grace Guggenheim Fellowship Humanist of the Year Canada's Walk of Fame Order of Canada Official Website: http://www.owtoad.com/

13. O.W. Toad - Home owtoad.com is the official margaret atwood reference website. This website includes samples of margaret atwood s writing, poetry, and essays; http://www.owtoad.com/

14. Margaret Atwood The official site of margaret atwood s latest book. http://www.randomhouse.com/features/atwood/

15. Margaret Atwood - Table Of Contents The author s personal site includes biographical facts, awards, articles, transcripts, bibliography, reviews, and links to other resources. http://www.web.net/owtoad/toc.html

Margaret Atwood Information Site Table of Contents Welcome, by Margaret Atwood What's New New Novel Harbourfront Reading Series / International Festival of Authors ... A Garden Memoir (from Toronto Life Gardens Photograph GIF format (145K) or JPEG format (73K) On Writing Anagram Corner The Road to Publication ... Desde el Invierno , anthology introduction by Atwood and Gibson. Two Solicitudes: Ophelia has a Lot to Answer For (Lecture) Spotty-handed Villainesses: Problems of Female Bad Behaviour in the Creation of Literature (Lecture) On Writing Poetry (Lecture) Last Seen, by Matt Cohen (Book Review) Trickster Makes this World, by Lewis Hyde (Book Review) Matt Cohen: An Appreciation The Empson Lectures Books by Margaret Atwood In English ... Historical Letter about the murder Alias Grace is based on. The text of the letter. Grace Marks' answers to the questionnaire upon release from prison. Alias Grace Reviews A Recent Poem Salamander Press ... The Margaret Atwood Society has a web page now. Bantam Doubleday Dell Online Unauthorized Biographies Return to the Margaret Atwood Information Site home page.

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The Margaret Atwood Society February 2007 The Margaret Atwood Society webpage has moved to its new home! www.margaretatwoodsociety.org

17. Poets.org - Poetry, Poems, Bios & More - Margaret Atwood margaret atwood on famous Victorian murderesses, her claim to Connecticut, and the deep satisfaction of a clean, folded towel. http://www.poets.org/poet.php/prmPID/746

Home View Cart Log In More Info FURTHER READING External Links Guardian : Margaret Atwood Profile and collection of Atwood's articles for the Guardian Audio Interview with Margaret Atwood RealAudio of a 1986 interview conducted by Don Swaim. Canadian Poets: Margaret Atwood Includes poems and a writing philosophy. Interview with Margaret Atwood Interview from Eden, by Marilyn Snell, about the politics of art. O.W. Toad: Margaret Atwood Reference Site The official Atwood homepage. The Salon Interview: Margaret Atwood Interview by Laura Miles from Salon . "Margaret Atwood on famous Victorian murderesses, her claim to Connecticut, and the deep satisfaction of a clean, folded towel." Adopt a Poet Add to Notebook E-mail to Friend Print Margaret Atwood Margaret Atwood was born in 1939 in Ottawa, Ontario. She earned a B.A. from Victoria College, University of Toronto, and an M.A. from Harvard. She is the author of over fifteen books of poetry, including Eating Fire: Selected Poems, 1965-1995 (Virago Press Limited, 1998); Morning in the Burned House (1995), which was a co-winner of the Trillium Award;

18. Margaret Atwood The activist author of Alias Grace and The Handmaid s Tale discusses the politics of art and the art of the con. http://www.motherjones.com/arts/qa/1997/07/visions.html

HOME RECENT POLITICS BLOGS ... RSS MOTHER JONES BY E-MAIL Margaret Atwood Arts: The activist author of Alias Grace and The Handmaid's Tale discusses the politics of art and the art of the con. By Marilyn Snell July/August 1997 Issue TOOLS E-mail article Print article document.write("Digg") document.write("del.icio.us") document.write("Reddit") document.write("Yahoo MyWeb") BACKTALK E-mail the editor document.write("StumbleUpon") document.write("Newsvine") document.write("Google") Analysis Shows Possible Pattern in Missing White House Emails Parsing the Compromise Stimulus Deal NYT Dumps on Giuliani in McCain Endorsement ... Happy 2008! Your Prius' Fuel Efficiency Just Dropped 16% I f the 5-foot-3-inch Margaret Atwood were to stand on all the fiction, poetry, social history, criticism, and children's books she's written in the past 30 years, she'd be a literal not just literary giant. Atwood, whose novels include The Handmaid's Tale, Cat's Eye, and her latest, Alias Grace , is known for her wicked sense of humor and caustic tongue, which have inspired critics to label her "Medusa," "amusing duchess," and "quiet Mata Hari." The 57-year-old Toronto-based storyteller has wielded her pen and activist voice on behalf of many causes. She is the former president of PEN (Poets, Essayists, Novelists) Canada, which assists writers worldwide who live under political oppression. Most recently, Atwood protested plans to turn Toronto into a "megacity," in which the metropolitan area's six municipal governments would be consolidated into one governing board. In Atwood's world, whether she's aiming at the premier of Ontario or the not-so-nice girls in

19. Margaret Atwood Biography, poems, writing philosophy, and published works. http://www.library.utoronto.ca/canpoetry/atwood/

Biography Poems Writing Philosophy Published Works ... Other Information Margaret Atwood O.W. Toad Ltd 481 University Ave., #900 Toronto, Ontario The information provided here is by permission of Margaret Atwood, from her homesite: http://www.web.net/owtoad/ Poets List Please send enquiries or comments to: Ian Lancashire Sophia Kaszuba or Sian Meikle POETS LIST University of Toronto and University of Toronto Library

20. Margaret Atwood For further reading Violent Duality A Study of margaret atwood by S. Grace (1979); margaret atwood A Feminist Poetics by F. Davey (1984); margaret atwood http://www.kirjasto.sci.fi/atwood.htm

Choose another writer in this calendar: by name: A B C D ... Z by birthday from the calendar Credits and feedback TimeSearch for Books and Writers by Bamber Gascoigne Margaret (Eleanor) Atwood (1939-) Canadian poet, novelist, and critic, noted for her feminism and mythological themes. Atwood's work has been regarded as a barometer of feminist thought. Her protagonists are often a kind of "everywoman" characters, or weaker members of society. Several of Atwood's novels can be classified as science fiction, although her writing is above the normal formulae of the genre. " You have good bones , they used to say, and I paid no attention. What did I care about good bones, then? I was more concerned with what was covering them. I was more concerned with lust, and pimples. The bones were backdrop. " (from Good Bones Margared Atwood was born in Ottawa, Canada, the second of three children. He father, Carl Atwood, was a forest entomologist, and her mother, Margaret Killam, a nutritionist. Part of her early years Atwood spent in the bush of northern Quebec, where her father undertook research. Later these childhood experiences gave material to her metaphorical use of the wilderness and its animals in WILDERNESS TIPS (1991). In 1946 Atwood's family moved to Toronto, the scene of several of her works. Atwood started to attended school full-time at the age of eleven. After graduating from Leaside High School in 1959, Atwood studied at the University of Toronto, where she met the literary critic Northrop Fry; his myth criticism and Jungian ideas influenced her deeply. She won a Woodrow Wilson Fellowship, and became a graduate student at Radcliffe College, Cambridge, Massachusetts, receiving her M.A. in 1962. Atwood continued her studies of Victorian literature at Harvard (1962-63, 1965-67), reading for Ph.D., but interrupted her studies in 1967 after having failed to complete her dissertation on 'The English Metaphysical Romance'. For a period she worked for a market-research company in Toronto and taught English at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver (1964-65). Atwood has held a variety of academic posts and has been writer-in-residence at numerous Canadian and American universities.

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