Margaret Atwood

Canadian novelist and poet — author of The Handmaid's Tale, Alias Grace, and The Blind Assassin — the most decorated and widely read Canadian novelist — who created the modern feminist dystopia.

Creates the feminist dystopia — The Handmaid's Tale's speculative framework (theocratic patriarchy that instrumentalizes women's bodies) is the most politically resonant feminist dystopia; the novel's Hulu adaptation (2017–) became the cultural reference point for reproductive rights debates.