Margaretatwood Stories

Set in 2024, A girl who's spent most of her life taken captive in Gilead, faintly remembers her youth and her real parents from the 'before'. Gilead is a strict society...

After abortion and birth control were banned, the United States of America suffered from rampant over-population. The government tried various methods to fix the problem...

Have ever got stuck on a plot, a word, a scene or a story so much that you can't move forward? We as writers, believe everyone has been through that "phase". T...

In a future where women's rights have been eradicated, resistance lives on in a woman strong enough to keep a secret, to pass on her carefully guarded knowledge to other...

In the colony of Meritt, young girls are poised to be virtuous wives at an early age. Through rigorous testing and isolation the girls are prepped and groom and for Clar...

What happens when all your apocalyptic nightmares seem to be coming true? In this lyrically poignant piece, Margaret Atwood reflects on growing up in the age of the scar...

Two brave women risk their lives to defy the system. Will they succeed? And at what cost?

A brother and sister break the rules when he allows her to ride his bicycle in a world where it's immodest for a woman to do so.

I shouldn't be where I am right now, intertwining my flesh with a woman who gives the devil a run for his money, but here I am.

Veronica is in her forties now. She still addresses health concerns at her various jobs in schools. The days of hitchhiking and casual sex are behind her. She moved t...

Stan and Charmaine are a married couple trying to stay afloat in the midst of an economic and social collapse. Job loss has forced them to live in their car, leaving the...

An Essay on the book 'Oryx and Crake'

This is a contest entry for #myhandmaidstale All rights for the photo do not belong to the author.

In a dystopian future, artificially created girls are raised by paid people, but are already imprinted to their future mates. One day Lee, a struggling and lonely writer...

My Handmaid's Tale Hulu Contest entry. Told from the point of view of...wait for it...not a Handmaiden. *mic drop*

Quotes on writing from the experts

In a harrowing reality that is not too far off from our very own, precious resources have been dwindling down to a near non-existent, as the human population has skyrock...

What do the women of Gilead see? A short story inspired by Margaret Atwood's THE HANDMAID'S TALE.

He doesn't even know her name. And she hasn't asked for his, not that it matters. He wouldn't tell her anyway. And it's probably for the best. The less they know about...