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TORONTO – Margaret Atwood adds another distinction to her collection as 2018 Laureate of the Adrienne Clarkson Award for Global Citizenship
The annual award, named in honor of former Governor General Adrienne Clarkson, is awarded annually to a person who has
In a statement, Clarkson pointed to Atwood's brilliant literary career and social activism at the local, national, and international levels
. The award will be presented in Toronto on September 26th.
In addition to the dozens of honors she has received, Atwood has won the German Book Peace Award, the Franz Kafka Award and the Lifetime Achievement Award from the PEN Center USA in 2017. [19659002] A mainstay of the Canadian literary scene, the 78-year-old has written more than 50 books, two of which were relaunched recently for the small screen with serialized adaptations of "The Handmaid's Tale" and "Aliases". Grace.
"She is a dynamic force in the world today," Clarkson said in a statement Wednesday announcing Atwood as the winner.
"We want to honor … all that is. she has done in her personal and professional life to make us aware that we are citizens of a country like Canada and a planet that is our precious land.
Established by the Institute for Canadian Citizenship in 2016, the Adrienne Clarkson Award for Global Citizenship was also awarded to Chinese artist and activist Ai Weiwei and the Aga Khan, the spiritual leader of the Ismaili Muslims of the world.
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