Calgary 
Events Description
Wordfest is thrilled to present Margaret Atwood in celebration of Book of Lives, her long-awaited memoir (of sorts). She lent her lustre to the our first festival back in 1996, which makes it even more special that she will be the star of the grand finale of our 30th Anniversary year.
“I sweated blood over this book—there was too much life to stuff in, and if I’d died at 25 like John Keats, it could have been shorter—but I also laughed a lot,” Atwood told People magazine about Book of Lives, which comes out on Nov. 4 (pre-order your copy through Owl’s Nest Books). “A memoir is what you can remember, and you remember mostly stupid things, catastrophes, revenges, and times of political horror, so I put those in—but I also added moments of joy, and surprising events and, of course, the books.”
This unmissable show, the final stop on Atwood’s three-city Canadian tour, takes place at the Jack Singer Concert Hall and includes assigned seating. All tickets are sold through the Werklund Centre Box Office (formerly Arts Commons). Copies of Book of Lives: A Memoir of Sorts and a selection of Atwood’s backlist will be available for sale in the lobby, fuelled by Owl’s Nest Books. Please note that there will be no book signing.
We’d like to thank Penguin Random House Canada for making it possible to connect you with Margaret Atwood.
About Margaret Atwood
Margaret Atwood is the author of more than 50 books of fiction, poetry, and critical essays. Her novels include Cat’s Eye, The Robber Bride, Alias Grace, The Blind Assassin, and the MaddAddam trilogy. Her 1985 classic, The Handmaid’s Tale, was followed in 2019 by a sequel, The Testaments, which was a global number one bestseller and shared the Booker Prize. Her most recent publications are the poetry collections Dearly and Paper Boat;Burning Questions, a selection of essays;and Old Babes in the Wood, a volume of short stories. Atwood is a member of the Order of the Companions of Honour, and has won numerous awards including the Arthur C. Clarke Award for Imagination in Service to Society, the Franz Kafka Prize, the Peace Prize of the German Book Trade, the PEN USA Lifetime Achievement Award, and the Dayton Literary Peace Prize. She has also worked as a cartoonist, illustrator, librettist, playwright, and puppeteer. She lives in Toronto.
Who is it for?
All ages
HOW MUCH
Tickets : $40.75 – $63.96
Prices include GST, service charges and facility fees
How to get tickets?
Phone: 403-294-9494
WHEN & WHERE
Date: Wednesday December 10, 2025 | 7:30 PM
Venue & Address
Jack Singer Concert Hall, 225 8 Ave SE, Calgary, AB T2G 0K9, Canada
Wheelchair accessible
Paid Parking
Accessible by Public Transport
