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Brother's Birth
Harold Leslie Atwood. -
Birth
In Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. -
Sister's Birth
Ruth Atwood. -
Graduated High School
Graduated from Leaside High School (after gaining interest in home economics). Went on to study at Victoria College in the University of Toronto. -
Graduated College
Graduated from Victoria College, with a Bachelor of Arts in English and minors in Philosophy and French. -
Publication of First Book of Poetry
'Double Persephone'. -
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English Lecturing
At the University of British Columbia -
Publication of Two Books of Poetry
'Kaleidoscopes Baroque: a Poem', and 'Talismans for Children'. -
Publication of a Book of Poetry
'The Circle Game'. -
Publication of a Book of Poetry
'Speeches for Doctor Frankenstein'. -
Period: to
Instructor in English
At Sir George Williams University in Montreal -
Marriage
To Jim Polk. -
Publication of a Book of Poetry
'The Animals in That Country'/ -
Publication of First Novel
'The Edible Woman'. -
Period: to
University Teaching
At University of Alberta. -
Publication of Two Books of Poetry
'The Journals of Susanna Moodie', and 'Procedures for Underground'. -
Publication of a Book of Poetry
'Power Politics'. -
Publication of a Novel
'Surfacing'. -
Period: to
University Teaching
At York University. -
Publication of First Non-fiction Monograph
'Survival: A Thematic Guide to Canadian Literature'. -
Period: to
University, Writer in Residence
At University of Toronto. -
Divorce
With Jim Polk -
New Relationship
With Graeme Gibson, a fellow novelist. -
Publication of a Book of Poetry
'You Are Happy'. -
Daughter's Birth
Eleanor Atwood Gibson, born to Graeme Gibson. -
Publication of a Book of Poetry
'Selected Poems: 1965-1975'. -
Publication of a Novel
'Lady Oracle'. -
Publication of First Story Collection
'Dancing Girls'. -
Publication of a Book of Poetry
'Two-Headed Poems'. -
Publication of a Novel
'Life Before Man'. -
Publication of a Novel
'Bodily Harm'. -
Publication of a Novel
'THE HANDMAID'S TALE'. -
Served as the MFA Honorary Chair
At the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa. -
University Professor
Berge Professor of English at New York University. -
University, Writer in Residence
At Macquarie University, Australia. -
Publication of a Novel
'Cat's Eye'. -
University, Writer in Residence
At Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas. -
Publication of a Novel
'The Robber Bride'. -
Publication of a Novel
'Alias Grace'. -
Publication of Tenth Novel
'The Blind Assassin'. -
Publication of a Novel
'Oryx and Crake' (first in 'MaddAddam Trilogy'). -
Invention
The 'LongPen' - a remote signing device. -
Publication of a Novella
'The Penelopiad' (part of 'Canongate Myth Series') -
Publication of a Non-fiction Book
'Payback: Debt and the Shadow Side of Wealth'. -
Agreed to a Chamber Opera Commission
Co-wrote 'Pauline'. -
Publication of a Novel
'The Year of the Flood' (second in 'MaddAddam Trilogy'). -
Publication of a Novel
'MaddAddam' (third and last in 'MaddAddam Trilogy). -
Publication of a Novel
'Hag-Seed' - A modern retelling of William Shakespeare's 'The Tempest', (part of 'Penguin Random House's Hogarth Shakespeare Series'). -
Publication of First Comic.
'Angel Catbird'. -
Publication of a Novel
'The Testaments' (sequel to 'The Handmaid's Tale'). -
Partner Death
Graeme Gibson died, after suffering from dementia. -
Publication of a Poetry Collection
'Dearly'.