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Rowling in 2010. Joanne Rowling, known by her pen name J. K. Rowling, is a British author and philanthropist. [1] She has won numerous accolades for her Harry Potter book series, including general literature prizes, honours in children's literature and speculative fiction awards.
Although she writes under the pen name J. K. Rowling, before her remarriage her name was Joanne Rowling, [2] or Jo. [3] At birth, she had no middle name. [2] Staff at Bloomsbury Publishing suggested that she use two initials rather than her full name, anticipating that young boys – their target audience – would not want to read a book written by a woman. [2]
Rowling has won many different awards for Harry Potter and other work; I hope it makes for an interesting list. This was created a couple of weeks ago, spawning from revamps to the Rowling article during its FAR.
July 31 marks a very special occasion for "Harry Potter" creator J.K. Rowling. The author responsible for fueling our imaginations and providing us with an open-minded, creative, and loving ...
J.K. Rowling has emerged into controversy after she returned the Ripple of Hope Award following criticism from Kerry Kennedy.
Not backing down. J.K. Rowling claimed she had “no option but to return” a prestigious honor from the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights organization after being called out for her controversial ...
J. K. Rowling: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire won for "Favorite Movie". A Series of Unfortunate Events: Lemony Snicket: The Chronicles of Narnia: C. S. Lewis: The Giving Tree: Shel Silverstein: 2007: Harry Potter series ‡ J. K. Rowling: A Series of Unfortunate Events: Lemony Snicket: How to Eat Fried Worms: Thomas Rockwell: Island of the ...
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