Margaret Atwood in Galway

Amik

I heard that Margaret Atwood will be receiving an honorary degree from NUIG this week. Anyone know if she'll be doing any signings or appearance around town? Would be an interesting woman to meet.

biko

Bit more info

The 2011 Honorary Doctoral Conferring ceremony will take place on Friday, 24 June in the Bailey Allen Hall, Áras na Macléinn, at which NUI Galway will honour four distinguished people:
Ms Margaret Atwood
Mr Seán Campbell
Mr Seán O’Rourke
Professor Gio Wiederhold
Location: Bailey Allen Hall, Áras na Macléinn
Time: 12.00 - 13.15pm
http://www.nuigalway.ie/about-us/news-and-events/events.php

It’s the season of honorary doctorates, and next Friday at NUI Galway the renowned Canadian author Margaret Atwood (pictured) will be conferred with a doctorate in literature. The author of more than 40 books of fiction, poetry and critical essays, she won the Booker prize in 2000 for The Blind Assassin. A regular visitor to Galway, she’s a former keynote speaker at Cúirt International Festival of Literature. The citation at NUIG will be given by her fellow Canadian Elizabeth Tilley, lecturer in English at the university and past president of the Association for Canadian Studies in Ireland. The honour is being conferred not just in recognition of Atwood as an artist but also to acknowledge her role as a spokeswoman for free speech, responsible government, ethics in science, and conservation.

http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/weekend/2011/0618/1224299108477.html

Fenster

Will she give a "Men Are Evil!" speech? /flee

(for the record I enjoyed her books)

snubbleste

I've an invitation to the graduation ceremony..