| J.K. Rowling
was born in Chepstow, Gwent in 1965, and her full name is
Joanne Kathleen Rowling. Her writing career started at
the age of six when she wrote a story called Rabbit.
Since then she has graduated from Exeter, worked as a
teacher and been an unemployed single parent. Divorced
and living on public assistance she wrote Harry Potter
and the Philosopher's Stone at a table in a café during
her daughters naps. When Harry Potter and the
Philosopher's Stone was bought and published by
Bloomsbury in 1997 her life changed dramatically, the
Harry Potter series has since then won numerous awards
and become a tremendous success around the world. |
