Canadian author and writer for new yorker

I think you might be thinking of Margaret Atwood!

Margaret Atwood is a renowned Canadian author, poet, and literary critic. She is one of Canada's most celebrated writers and has written more than 50 books of fiction, poetry, and nonfiction.

Atwood has also been a frequent contributor to The New Yorker magazine, publishing numerous essays, stories, and poems in its pages over the years. Her writing often explores themes of feminism, politics, and the human condition, and is known for its lyricism, wit, and intellectual depth.

Some of Atwood's most famous works include:

• "The Handmaid's Tale" (1985) - a dystopian novel that has been adapted into a successful TV series
• "The Blind Assassin" (2000) - a novel that won the Booker Prize
• "Oryx and Crake" (2003) - a novel that explores a post-apocalyptic world
• "The Year of the Flood" (2009) - a novel that continues the story of "Oryx and Crake"

Atwood has won numerous awards for her writing, including the Booker Prize, the Arthur C. Clarke Award, and the Prince of Asturias Award for Literature. She has also been appointed as the 16th Parliamentary Poet Laureate of Canada and has been awarded the Order of Ontario and the Order of Canada.

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