| Atwood Lake | |
|---|---|
  Atwood Lake Location of Atwood Lake within New York | |
| Location | Herkimer County, New York |
| Coordinates | 43°21′54″N74°53′52″W / 43.3649409°N 74.8978361°W |
| Surface area | 11 acres (0.017 sq mi; 4.5 ha) |
| Surface elevation | 1,391 feet (424 m) [1] |
| Settlements | Wilmurt |
Atwood Lake is a small lake southeast of Wilmurt in Herkimer County, New York. It drains northwest via an unnamed creek that flows into Spectacle Lake.
Margaret Eleanor Atwood is a Canadian novelist, poet, and literary critic. Since 1961, she has published 18 books of poetry, 18 novels, 11 books of nonfiction, nine collections of short fiction, eight children's books, two graphic novels, and a number of small press editions of both poetry and fiction. Her best-known work is the 1985 dystopian novel The Handmaid's Tale. Atwood has won numerous awards and honors for her writing, including two Booker Prizes, the Arthur C. Clarke Award, the Governor General's Award, the Franz Kafka Prize, Princess of Asturias Awards, and the National Book Critics and PEN Center USA Lifetime Achievement Awards. A number of her works have been adapted for film and television.
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