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| Atwood Fans Rejoice! WordFest hosts Can-lit superstar on Sept 29, 2009 |
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| Monday, 08 June 2009 12:54 |
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(Calgary, AB – June 8, 2009) WordFest™ will host legendary Canadian author Margaret Atwood with her latest work The Year of the Flood on September 29th at Knox United Church. The Year of the Flood (McClelland and Stewart) is due to hit shelves in September... Margaret Atwood is the author of more than forty books — novels, short stories, poetry, literary criticism, social history, and books for children. Atwood’s work is acclaimed internationally and has been published around the world. Her novels include The Handmaid’s Tale and Cat’s Eye — both shortlisted for the Booker Prize; The Robber Bride, winner of the Trillium Book Award and a finalist for the Governor General’s Award; Alias Grace, winner of the prestigious Scotiabank Giller Prize in Canada and the Premio Mondello in Italy, and a finalist for the Governor General’s Award, the Booker Prize, the Orange Prize, and the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award; The Blind Assassin, winner of the Booker Prize and a finalist for the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award; and Oryx and Crake, a finalist for the Scotiabank Giller Prize, the Governor General’s Award, the Orange Prize, and the Man Booker Prize. Her most recent books of fiction are The Penelopiad, The Tent, and Moral Disorder. She is the recipient of numerous honours, such as The Sunday Times Award for Literary Excellence in the U.K., the National Arts Club Medal of Honor for Literature in the U.S., Le Chevalier dans l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres in France, and she was the first winner of the London Literary Prize. She has received honorary degrees from universities across Canada, and one from Oxford University in England. Tickets to hear Margaret Atwood will be sold through the WordFest box office at 403.237.9068 for $20 in advance or $25 at the door. Copies of The Year of the Flood will be available for sale courtesy of Pages Books on Kensington and Margaret Atwood will be available to sign after the reading. The event takes place at Knox United Church at 505 Fourth Street SW Calgary.
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