Categories: Awards

Margaret Atwood awarded 2020 Dayton Literary Peace Prize

Margaret Atwood has won the 2020 Dayton Literary Peace Prize’s lifetime achievement award. The award celebrates literature’s power to foster peace, social justice and global understanding. The Richard C. Holbrooke Distinguished Achievement Award is named for the late U.S. diplomat who brokered the 1995 Bosnian peace accords reached in the Ohio city.

Boost your Banking Awareness Knowledge with Adda247 Live Batch: TARGET GA BATCH | Banking Awareness Batch for SBI, RRB, RBI and IBPS Exams

Margaret Atwood is a prolific writer of poetry, fiction, nonfiction, essays and comic books. In the recent years, she has drawn a new round of acclaim for “The Handmaid’s Tale”, her bestselling 1985 novel of a dystopian future in which women are subjugated after a theocratic group overthrow the US government.

Find More Awards News Here

Recent Posts

Which is the Most Consumed Beverage in the World?

Water is the most important drink in the world because every living being needs it…

4 hours ago

Which is the Only Continent with No Trees?

When we think about continents, we usually imagine green forests, tall trees and rich plant…

6 hours ago

India’s Defense Exports Hit Record ₹38,424 Crore in FY2025-26

Defense sector of the India has achieved the historic milestone as the defense exports reached…

6 hours ago

Delhi Government Launches the Lakhpati Bitiya Yojana

The Delhi state government has introduced the 'Lakhpati Bitiya Yojana'. This new is scheme aimed…

6 hours ago

Ashwini Bhide Becomes First Woman BMC Commissioner

Ashwini Bhide has been appointed as the first woman Municipal Commissioner of the Brihanmumbai Municipal…

6 hours ago

Lok Sabha Passed Resolution For Amravati The New Capital of Andhra Pradesh

Lok Sabha passed the resolution and Amaravati has been declared sole capital of Andhra Pradesh.…

7 hours ago