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Rushdie ‘has long defended freedom of artistic expression’ – Margaret Atwood

Margaret Atwood has said Sir Salman Rushdie “never missed an opportunity to speak out on behalf of the principles he had been embodying all his writing life” adding that “freedom of expression was foremost among these”. The Canadian writer and ...

15 Aug 2022 at 10:19

World

Russia bans 100 Canadians including Margaret Atwood and Jim Carrey

Russia’s Foreign Ministry has announced that 100 Canadians have been added to the list of people banned from entering the country in response to sanctions against Russia by Canada. A ministry statement said author Margaret Atwood, actor Jim ...

14 Nov 2022 at 19:23

Life

The Women’s Prize for Fiction shortlist is proof success doesn’t have to happen at an early age

The 2023 Women’s Prize for Fiction shortlist has been announced – and half the titles on it are debut novels by older women. The youngest among them is Priscilla Morris, 49, for Black Butterflies, which explores life inside the Siege of ...

26 Apr 2023 at 15:41

World

Margaret Atwood among thousands of writers urging AI firms to honour copyrights

Margaret Atwood is among thousands of authors backing an open letter urging AI firms to gain permission before incorporating copyrighted work into their technologies. The Handmaid’s Tale writer and other high-profile names from the ...

18 Jul 2023 at 21:30

The high-profile female winners of the Booker Prize

Samantha Harvey has become the first woman since 2019 to win the Booker Prize with Orbital, in a record year for female writers. According to the Booker Prize, 36 men and 19 women have won it since its inception. This year, five ...

12 Nov 2024 at 21:57

English National Opera reflects on ‘challenging’ year as new season is revealed

English National Opera has revealed a 2023/24 season with nine productions after a “challenging” year. The Handmaid’s Tale, based on the Margaret Atwood book of the same name, The Magic Flute and Bela Bartok’s Duke Bluebeard’s ...

17 May 2023 at 14:04

Michael Rosen ‘honoured’ by prize in memory of fellow injustice fighter Pinter

Michael Rosen has said he is “honoured” to be announced as the winner of a writing prize in memory of Harold Pinter as he is a huge “admirer” of the late playwright who also “spoke about injustice”. The annual PEN Pinter ...

28 Jun 2023 at 12:36

Life

5 new books to read this week

Furies is a new feminist collection of short stories, featuring tales by Margaret Atwood, Ali Smith, Kamila Shamsie and more… Fiction 1. Furies by Margaret Atwood et al is published in hardback by Virago, priced £16.99 ...

29 Mar 2023 at 09:56

Samantha Harvey becomes first woman since 2019 to win Booker Prize

British author Samantha Harvey has become the first woman since 2019 to win the Booker Prize. Her book Orbital, about astronauts looking down at Earth, was named as the winner of the £50,000 prize and trophy at a ...

13 Nov 2024 at 00:16

List of 70 books by Commonwealth authors announced to mark Platinum Jubilee

Margaret Atwood, Bernardine Evaristo and Seamus Heaney are among the literary stars to feature on the BBC’s list of 70 books to mark the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. The Big Jubilee Read campaign was created to ...

18 Apr 2022 at 01:25

News

Writer Margaret Atwood to receive honorary degree from St Andrews

An internationally acclaimed author is set to be recognised for her contribution to literature by a Scottish university. Margaret Atwood will receive an honorary doctorate of letters from the University of ...

07 Nov 2023 at 15:59

Entertainment

Margaret Atwood tells authors to be brave while ‘under threat’ after award win

The Handmaid’s Tale author Margaret Atwood has told authors to “be brave” while “under threat” after she won the Freedom To Publish Award at The British Book Awards 2025. The 85-year-old was presented ...

13 May 2025 at 08:13

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