| J. K.
(Joanne Kathleen - who goes by 'Jo') Rowling
was born on 31 July 1965, near Bristol,
England, and grew up in Chipping, Grent.
She has always enjoyed writing, and wrote
her first book at age six titled "Rabbit".
She attended Exeter University.
When starting the Harry Potter series,
she was going through a very rough time,
as she was recently divorced from former
husband Jorges Arantes, unemployed,
receiving assistance from welfare, and
had an infant daughter. "I was
very low," she states, "and
I had to achieve something. Without
the challenge, I would have gone stark
raving mad." She began writing
the Harry Potter books while on a train
trip. She had not hoped for any type
of stardom, just enough money to help
support her daughter, and, if she was
real lucky, see her own book on a bookshelf.
She continued to write the books in
cafes.
She has a daughter named Jessica from
her first marriage. In 2001, she married
Dr. Neil Murray, and became pregnant
soon afterward. On March 23, 2003, she
gave birth to son, David. She and David
welcomed their next child, McKenzie
Jean Rowling Murray, into the world
on 24 January 2005.
You can visit her official site here.
Support some of Jo's chosen charities:
Where you can write to J. K. Rowling:
J. K. Rowling
c/o Scholastic Inc.
555 Broadway
New York, NY 10012
USA
or
J. K. Rowling
c/o Bloomsbury Publishing
38 Soho Square
London
W1V 5DF
UK |
