THE 14TH ANNUAL SHORTY AWARDS

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From the 6th Annual Shorty Awards

Margaret E. Atwood

Finalist in Author

About Margaret E. Atwood

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 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 Giller Prize, the Governor General's Award, the Orange Prize, and the Man Booker Prize. Her most recent books of fiction are Oryx and Crake, The Year of the Flood, and MaddAddam. Margaret Atwood lives in Toronto with novelist Graeme Gibson. Visit www.margaretatwood.ca.