The Forum of the Future welcomes Margaret Atwood

Margaret Atwood, a Canadian multi awarded poet, novelist, writer, literary critic, essayist, inventor, teacher and environmental activist will be at the Forum of the Future, in the city of Porto, from 4 to 10 November, at Fundação Serralves, Casa da Música, Mala Voadora, Rivoli Theatre and Nacional Theatre of São João.

This annual event gathers in the city of Porto renowned specialists and thinkers on a specific theme, and this year's edition is devoted to debating ancient times and civilizations in relation with contemporaneity.

Atwood writes on the power of language, gender and identity, religion and myth, climate change, and "power politics". The writer will talk about the importance of mythology in her work, encompassing topics such as gender, identity, language and social order.

Margaret Atwood won the Man Booker Prize, Arthur C. Clarke Award, Governor General's Award, and the National Book Critics and PEN Center USA Lifetime Achievement Awards. Atwood is a founder of the Griffin Poetry Prize and Writers' Trust of Canada.

As if all the listed above wasn't enough, Atwood has also invented the LongPen technology that facilitates the remote robotic writing of documents.

The Forum is also called Ágora Club, on account of Agora (ancient Greek term), meaning the public discussion on a wide range of topics.