The
BBC is reporting that JK Rowling has been honoured for her outstanding work on the
Harry Potter books series at the
South Bank Show awards, which took place earlier this evening.
The
Times Online stated that Jo voiced her feelings on the ending of the series while on stage to receive her award, saying that, "It has been the worst break-up of my life - far worse than splitting up with any man." She also reminisced about how it felt to finish the series: "But it has also been wonderful to stop and draw breath and think, 'My God, look what's happened with an idea I had 17 years ago on a train.'"
Jo talks about how she separated the
Harry Potter universe in her mind from the books being sold around the world:
Quote:
"There has always been a real disconnection in my mind between the fictional world in which I've spent so many hours and what the printed books were doing in the real world... although I absolutely noticed the royalty cheques coming in."
When asked if she would write another
Harry Potter book and what her next writing project is, Jo said:
Quote:
"I think I've definitely finished his story. I said seven books and there have been seven," she said.
The author is already working on her next project, although she would not be drawn on its subject: "I am writing, it's a compulsion with me. I'm not in a mad hurry to publish because I've had 10 years of deadlines."
UPDATE: Pictures of Jo at the event can be seen in our gallery
here.
UPDATE #2: The full awards show will air on ITV1 on February 3rd at 10:40pm GMT.
UPDATE #3: Several medium quality shots of Jo at the event can be seen
here thanks to
The Daily Mail and
EWF.net.
