Dance
Written/ Literary Expression
An Ottawa Born Author: Margaret Atwood
Author of: The Handmaids Tale, The Testaments, The Heart Goes Last, and many more. Awards: The Booker Prize (twice), Arthur C. Clarke Award, Governor General's Award, Franz Kafka Prize, Princess of Asturias Awards, and the National Book Critics and PEN Center USA Lifetime Achievement Awards. See margaretatwood.ca/ for more info. |
Ottawa Writers Festival
Canada's largest independent literary celebration, the Ottawa Writer's Festival is one way the Arts are explored in the Capital region. Twice a year they convene an international celebration of ideas. From politics to poetry, science to music, history to thrillers, they celebrate the full diversity of the word and the gifted writers who guide us as people in our exploration of the world. See writersfestival.org/about for more info. |