From an Emory news release…

Renowned author Margaret Atwood will deliver the 2010 Richard Ellmann Lectures in Modern Literature at Emory University Oct. 24-26. The events are free and open to the public.

Among her many notable works are the novels “The Handmaid’s Tale” (1985), “The Robber Bride” (1993), “The Blind Assassin” (2000), and “Oryx and Crake” (2003) and most recently “The Year of the Flood” (2009). In addition to her novels, she is the author of short fiction such as “Moral Disorder and Other Stories” (2006), more than a dozen books of poetry, six children’s books, and works of non-fiction and edited anthologies. Beyond her distinguished literary oeuvre, Atwood also is widely noted as a campaigner for the environment and theorist of Canadian identity and culture.

Her many awards make Atwood one of the most celebrated authors of our time. She is a winner of the Booker Prize (shortlisted five times), twice a winner of the Governor General’s Award, a winner of the Arthur C. Clark Award, as well as the recipient of numerous other honors.

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