Margaret Atwood
Canadian writer
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| 2024 | Margaret Atwood received the Hans Christian Andersen Literature Award. |
| 2024 | Following the United States presidential election, sales of Atwood's sequel to The Handmaid's Tale, The Testaments, saw a rapid increase, with The Handmaid's Tale reaching third on Amazon's bestseller's list. |
| 2024 | 'Cut and Thirst' is set to be published. |
| 2024 | 'Cut and Thirst' is set to be published. |
| 2024 | Margaret Atwood received the Hans Christian Andersen Literature Award. |
| 2024 | Following the United States presidential election, sales of Atwood's sequel to The Handmaid's Tale, The Testaments, saw a rapid increase, with The Handmaid's Tale reaching third on Amazon's bestseller's list. |
| August 2 2024 | The Utah State School Board released its first list of objectionable books, which included Margaret Atwood's novel 'Oryx and Crake', following a law passed by the Republican-dominated Utah Legislature mandating the removal of such books from public schools. |
| August 2 2024 | The Utah State School Board released its first list of objectionable books, which included Margaret Atwood's novel 'Oryx and Crake', following a law passed by the Republican-dominated Utah Legislature mandating the removal of such books from public schools. |
| 2023 | Atwood published 'Old Babes in the Wood.' |
| 2023 | Atwood published 'Old Babes in the Wood.' |
| 2022 | Atwood was honored with the Hitchens Prize. |
| 2022 | Atwood was honored with the Hitchens Prize. |
| February 24 2022 | Atwood briefly covered the war in Ukraine during the Russian invasion and published a link to the state aid fund on Twitter, continuing to share information about the conflict. |
| February 24 2022 | Atwood briefly covered the war in Ukraine during the Russian invasion and published a link to the state aid fund on Twitter, continuing to share information about the conflict. |
| 2021 | Syngrafii Inc. became cloud-based and began offering electronic signature technology, with Atwood still serving as a director and holding various patents related to the LongPen. |
| 2021 | Syngrafii Inc. became cloud-based and began offering electronic signature technology, with Atwood still serving as a director and holding various patents related to the LongPen. |
| 2020 | Atwood received the British Book Awards. |
| 2020 | Atwood was awarded the Emerson-Thoreau Medal. |
| 2020 | Atwood was awarded the Emerson-Thoreau Medal. |
| 2020 | Atwood received the British Book Awards. |
| November 2020 | Margaret Atwood published 'Dearly', a collection of poems that delve into themes of absences, endings, aging, and renewal. |
| November 2020 | The central poem from 'Dearly', titled 'Dearly', was published in The Guardian, along with an accompanying essay by Atwood on the concepts of time, grief, and the relationship between a poem and its reader. |
| November 2020 | The central poem from 'Dearly', titled 'Dearly', was published in The Guardian, along with an accompanying essay by Atwood on the concepts of time, grief, and the relationship between a poem and its reader. |
| November 2020 | Margaret Atwood published 'Dearly', a collection of poems that delve into themes of absences, endings, aging, and renewal. |
| July 2020 | Atwood was one of 153 signers of the 'Harper's Letter,' which expressed concern about the constriction of free exchange of information and ideas in society. |
| July 2020 | Atwood was one of 153 signers of the 'Harper's Letter,' which expressed concern about the constriction of free exchange of information and ideas in society. |
| 2019 | Atwood collaborated with Equality Now for the release of her novel 'The Testaments'. |
| 2019 | Margaret Atwood was made a Member of the Order of the Companions of Honour. |
| 2019 | A graphic novel based on The Handmaid's Tale, illustrated by Renée Nault, was published. |
| 2019 | The Testaments was published and won the Booker Prize, sharing the honor. |
| 2019 | Margaret Atwood was made a Member of the Order of the Companions of Honour. |
| 2019 | A graphic novel based on The Handmaid's Tale, illustrated by Renée Nault, was published. |
| 2019 | Atwood collaborated with Equality Now for the release of her novel 'The Testaments'. |
| 2019 | The Testaments was published and won the Booker Prize, sharing the honor. |
| September 18 2019 | Graeme Gibson, Atwood's partner, passed away after suffering from dementia. |
| September 18 2019 | Graeme Gibson, Atwood's partner, passed away after suffering from dementia. |
| 2018 | Margaret Atwood signed an appeal of the American PEN Center in defense of Ukrainian director Oleg Sentsov, who was a political prisoner in Russia. |
| 2018 | Paramount Television and Anonymous Content announced they had bought the rights to the MaddAddam trilogy after HBO dropped the project. |
| 2018 | Atwood was honored at the Make Equality Reality Gala by women's rights organization Equality Now, where she acknowledged her role as a writer discussing topics of social justice. |
| 2018 | Paramount Television and Anonymous Content announced they had bought the rights to the MaddAddam trilogy after HBO dropped the project. |
| 2018 | Margaret Atwood signed an appeal of the American PEN Center in defense of Ukrainian director Oleg Sentsov, who was a political prisoner in Russia. |
| 2018 | Atwood was honored at the Make Equality Reality Gala by women's rights organization Equality Now, where she acknowledged her role as a writer discussing topics of social justice. |
| November 28 2018 | Atwood announced that she would publish The Testaments, a sequel to The Handmaid's Tale, in September 2019. |
| November 28 2018 | Atwood announced that she would publish The Testaments, a sequel to The Handmaid's Tale, in September 2019. |
| May 2 2018 | Hulu announced the renewal of The Handmaid's Tale for a third season. |
| May 2 2018 | Hulu announced the renewal of The Handmaid's Tale for a third season. |
| April 25 2018 | The second season of the television adaptation of The Handmaid's Tale premiered. |
| April 25 2018 | The second season of the television adaptation of The Handmaid's Tale premiered. |
| January 2018 | Atwood published the op-ed 'Am I a Bad Feminist?' for The Globe and Mail, addressing criticism related to her support of due process in the Steven Galloway case. |
| January 2018 | Atwood published the op-ed 'Am I a Bad Feminist?' for The Globe and Mail, addressing criticism related to her support of due process in the Steven Galloway case. |
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