Canadian poet, novelist, literary critic, essayist, teacher, environmental activist, and
inventor
Since 1961, Margaret Atwood has published...
18 books of poetry
18 novels
11 books of non-fiction
9 collections of short fiction
8 children's books
2 graphic novels
a number of small press editions of poetry & fiction
She has won numerous awards and honors for her writing, including two Booker
Prizes and the Arthur C.
Clarke Award.
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.
