A Short Bio of Margaret Atwood
© Paula E. Kirman
Name: Margaret Atwood
Date of Birth: November 18, 1939
Birthplace: Ottawa, Ontario
Education: Victoria College, University of Toronto, B.A., 1961; Radcliffe College, Cambridge, Mass., A.M., 1962; Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass., 1962-63, 1965-67
Place of Current Residence: Toronto, Ontario
Notable Titles: The Edible Woman (1969)
Surfacing (1972)
The Handmaid's Tale (1985)
The Robber Bride (1993)
The Blind Assassin (2000) Genres: Novels, short stories, poetry, children's literature Most Humbling Career Moment: As a newly-published novelist, Atwood was promoting her novel Edible Woman in Edmonton. She was at a table in the old downtown Hudson's Bay store, in the Men's Sock and Underwear Department. She sold two books. Selected Awards: Booker Prize for The Blind Assassin (2000)
Giller Prize for Alias Grace (1996)
Canadian Authors' Association Novel of the Year for The Robber Bride (1993)
Order of Ontario (1990) Personal Life: Married to author Graeme Gibson
Surfacing (1972)
The Handmaid's Tale (1985)
The Robber Bride (1993)
The Blind Assassin (2000) Genres: Novels, short stories, poetry, children's literature Most Humbling Career Moment: As a newly-published novelist, Atwood was promoting her novel Edible Woman in Edmonton. She was at a table in the old downtown Hudson's Bay store, in the Men's Sock and Underwear Department. She sold two books. Selected Awards: Booker Prize for The Blind Assassin (2000)
Giller Prize for Alias Grace (1996)
Canadian Authors' Association Novel of the Year for The Robber Bride (1993)
Order of Ontario (1990) Personal Life: Married to author Graeme Gibson
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