World-renowned writer Margaret Atwood is the author of more than twenty-five books, encompassing fiction, poetry, essays, and criticism. Her most recent works include the novels Oryx and Crake (2003) and the Booker Prize-winning The Blind Assassin (2000); the story collections Good Bones and Simple Murders (2001) and Wilderness Tips (1991); and the non-fiction collections Writing with Intent (2004) and Negotiating with the Dead: A Writer on Writing (2002). Atwood’s other groundbreaking works include Surfacing (1972), Life Before Man (1979), The Handmaid’s Tale (1985), Cat’s Eye (1988), The Robber Bride (1993), and Alias Grace (1996).

The publication of her first novel, The Edible Woman in 1969, instantly established Atwood as an important feminist critic and a major figure in Canadian literature. Since then, she has continued to publish works that astonish readers and critics alike with lyrical, opulent prose and original, inventive, and often haunting stories.

Born in Ottawa, Canada, Atwood began her writing career as a poet. Atwood has taught and lectured at numerous colleges in the U.S., Canada, and Australia. She served as the President of the Writers’ Union of Canada from May, 1981 to May, 1982, and was President of the International PEN, Canadian Centre from 1984 to 1986.

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