J.K. Rowling
Honours & Awards
J.K. Rowling has received many honours and awards, including:
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Author of the Year and Lifetime Achievement Award, British Book Awards, 1999 and 2008
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Booksellers Association Author of the Year, 1998 and 1999
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Order of the British Empire (OBE), 2001
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WH Smith Fiction Award, 2004
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Prince of Asturias Award for Concord, Spain, 2003
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Blue Peter Gold Badge, 2007
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Commencement speaker, Harvard University, USA, 2008
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The Edinburgh Award, 2008
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James Joyce Award, University College Dublin, 2008
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South Bank Show Award for Outstanding Achievement, 2008
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Chevalier de la Legion d’Honneur: France, 2009
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Hans Christian Andersen Award, Denmark, 2010
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Best Fiction prize in Goodreads Choice Awards, 2012
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Freedom of the City of London Award, 2012
- The Beacon Award for Targeted Philanthropy, 2013
Honorary Degrees from the University of Exeter, University of St Andrews, Napier University, University of Edinburgh, Dartmouth College USA, Harvard University USA, University of Aberdeen.
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