Burke, and many more. But one Author that stands out from the rest is a woman who is

not afraid to speak her mind. A feminise by the name of Margaret Atwood who has

written poems, novels, short stories, children's books, and television scripts. Atwood

was also the president of the writer's Union of Canada. Most would say that Atwood is

the greatest Canadian writer of all time.

Margaret Atwood was born in Ottawa, Ontario, on November 18, 1939. Because

her father was a forest entomologist, Atwood spent most of her childhood living in the

Canadian wilderness. During the eight months of each year that her father did insect

research in the forest, the Atwood family lived in "a cabin with a wood stove and several

kerosene lanterns. There were bears and wolves and moose and loons" (qtd. in "Author

Profile"). Because she live in the forest eight months of the year Atwood would entertain

herself with books. They became her only means for entertainment and escape. "I read

them all, even when they weren't supposed to be for children" (qtd. in "Author Profile").

One of her favorite books as a child was Grimm's Fairy Tales, "th

Writers' Union of Canada and from 1984-1986, she was president of International P.E.N.

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Tuscaloosa. She has also held the position of Berg Chair at New York University and was

Princess Prunella and the Purple Peanut. Publisher's Weekly (Online)

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