Margaret Atwood has published fictional works.
The Man Booker Prize for Fiction ( formerly known as the Booker-McConnell Prize and commonly known simply as the Booker Prize ) is a literary prize awarded each year for the best original novel , written in the English language and published in the UK . Margaret Eleanor Atwood , ( born November 18 , 1939 ) is a Canadian poet , novelist , literary critic , essayist , and environmental activist . While she is best known for her work as a novelist , she has also published fifteen books of poetry . Atwood has published short stories in Tamarack Review , Alphabet , Harper 's , CBC Anthology , Ms. , Saturday Night , and many other magazines .