Margaret Atwood presented with the Peace Prize of the German Book Trade
At the 2017 Frankfurt Book Fair, Margaret Atwood was presented with the Peace Prize of the German Book Trade for her body of work. “Recognized for her bleak worldview that captures contemporary issues with poignancy,” the accompanying link explains, she “spoke at the Paulskirche about the importance of writing in a historically significant age.” The event was also written about here.
Atwood wins graphic novel award from CSFFA
The Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy Association (CSFFA) has announced the 2017 Aurora award winners. Among them is Margaret Atwood for her graphic novel Angel Catbird Vol 1. This year the awards ceremony was held on September 22 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Hulu Adaptation of The Handmaid’s Tale Wins 4 Emmys!
At the recent 2017 Emmys, Hulu’s adaptation of The Handmaid’s Tale won the night, with four awards:
Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series (Bruce Miller)
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series (Elizabeth Moss)
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series (Ann Dowd)
Outstanding Drama Series!
Trailer for Netflix adaptation of Alias Grace dropped
The buzz is growing over Alias Grace, and we can’t wait. The miniseries adapts Atwood’s book about Grace Marks, a Canadian maid who is accused and convicted of murdering her employers in 1843. See the official trailer on Entertainment Weekly.
Atwood wins the St. Louis Literary Award!
Margaret Atwood is the 2017 winner of the St. Louis Literary Award. The ceremony will be on September 19th at the Sheldon Concert Hall in Grand Center, St. Louis.
MLA 18 Call for Papers
“Renegades and Revenge: Hag-Seed &/or The Heart Goes Last.” 250-300 word abstract and a short bio by 15 March 2017; Eleonora Rao (erao@unisa.it)
Atwood wins National Book Critics Circle Lifetime Achievement Award!
Congratulations, to Margaret Atwood, winner of a lifetime achievement award from the National Book Critics Circle!
2016 MAS Award Winners
Congratulations to the 2016 winners!
- Best Undergraduate Essay: Madison Gretzky for “After the Fall: Humanity Narrated in Margaret Atwood’s MaddAddam Trilogy.”
- Best Book: Jackie Shead’s monograph Margaret Atwood: Crime Fiction Writer. The Reworking of a Popular Genre (Ashgate: 2015).
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