Margaret Atwood, the renowned Canadian author and literary critic has been presented with the Crystal Award at the 2010 World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
"I am very honoured to have been given the Crystal Award this year," Atwood said in a statement. "The future of the planet will depend on a great deal of human creativity, and it is heartening to see an organization focused on economies recognizing the contributions made by artistic creators and thinkers."
She added, "Language, music and visual art are a part of the human heritage that is much older than economies as we know them today. They are who we are, while money is a neutral tool that enables us to do what we imagine."
Well, it's not the Nobel Prize for Literature which I really hopes she gets soon but I'm very pleased she is being recognized in this way.
Atwood wins Davos award - thestar.com
