CELEBRATION OF HARRY POTTER BIRTHDAY WEEK

                                             
J K ROWLING

Born	Joanne Rowling 31 July 1965 (age 54) Yate, Gloucestershire, England
Pen name	J. K. Rowling Robert Galbraith
Occupation	Author screenwriter producer philanthropist
Residence	Killiechassie, Scotland
Education	University of Exeter (BA, 1986)
Period	1997–present
Genre	Fantasy drama young adult fiction tragicomedy crime fiction
Notable works	Harry Potter series Cormoran Strike series
Spouse	Jorge Arantes (m. 1992; div. 1995) Neil Murray (m. 2001)
Children	3

Publications

Children

• The Ickabog (publishing in instalments online 26 May until 10 July 2020; to be published in book form, November 2020).[283] The first two chapters were published in May 2020.[284]

Young adults

Harry Potter series

1. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (26 June 1997)
2. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2 July 1998)
3. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (8 July 1999)
4. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (8 July 2000)
5. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (21 June 2003)
6. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (16 July 2005)
7. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (21 July 2007)

Related works

• Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (supplement to the Harry Potter series) (1 March 2001)
• Quidditch Through the Ages (supplement to the Harry Potter series) (1 March 2001)
• The Tales of Beedle the Bard (supplement to the Harry Potter series) (4 December 2008)
• Harry Potter and the Cursed Child (story concept) (31 July 2016)
• Short Stories from Hogwarts of Power, Politics and Pesky Poltergeists (6 September 2016)
• Short Stories from Hogwarts of Heroism, Hardship and Dangerous Hobbies (6 September 2016)
• Hogwarts: An Incomplete and Unreliable Guide (6 September 2016)
• Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (Original Screenplay) (19 November 2016)
• Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (Original Screenplay) (16 November 2018)

    AWARDS

• 1997: Nestlé Smarties Book Prize, Gold Award for Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
• 1998: Nestlé Smarties Book Prize, Gold Award for Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
• 1998: British Children's Book of the Year, winner Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
• 1999: Nestlé Smarties Book Prize, Gold Award for Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
• 1999: National Book Awards Children's Book of the Year, winner Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
• 1999: Whitbread Children's Book of the Year, winner Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
• 2000: British Book Awards, Author of the Year[81]
• 2000: Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE), for services to Children's Literature[273]
• 2000: Locus Award, winner Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
• 2001: Hugo Award for Best Novel, winner Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
• 2003: Premio Príncipe de Asturias, Concord
• 2003: Bram Stoker Award for Best Work for Young Readers, winner Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
• 2006: British Book of the Year, winner for Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince
• 2007: Blue Peter Badge, Gold
• 2007: Named Barbara Walters' Most Fascinating Person of the year[274]
• 2008: British Book Awards, Outstanding Achievement
• 2008: The Edinburgh Award[275]
• 2010: Hans Christian Andersen Literature Award, inaugural award winner.[276]
• 2011: British Academy Film Awards, Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema for the Harry Potter film series, shared with David Heyman, cast and crew.[277]
• 2012: Freedom of the City of London

• 2012: Rowling was among the British cultural i