News about Anne Fine

Joanne Harris, a Chocolat novelist, has dismissed JK Rowling's dispute as 'fabricated' as she fights to resign from her position as Chair of the Society of Authors after the brutal attack on Salman Rushdie. Rowling, 57, had tweeted her love for Rushdie after she was given a vile death threat from an Islamist militant who told her, 'Don't worry, you are next.' Harris, 58, then published a survey on Twitter asking 'Fellow-authors: have you ever been a victim of a death threat (credible or not).' The response options were 'Yes', 'Hell, sure', 'No, never', and 'Show me, dammit', with others dismissing this as implying doubt about how serious the risks were.

In an open letter to the trade union, radical feminist Julie Bindle, bestselling authors' Christina Dalcher, Anne Fine, Alex Marwood, and Paula Byrne, as well as journalist Helen Joyce, expressed their 'deep disquiet' for the organisation's refusal to speak out against violent threats to its members.' Harris shared on social media after a 'online assault' was made to the Harry Potter author, which police are probing. Rowling had been tweeting her support for Sir Salman following the on-stage assault on Friday, prompting the message, "Don't be concerned, you are next." Harris, 58, a trans rights advocate, wrote: 'Fellow-authors, have you ever been a victim of a murder threat (credible or not).' The response choices were 'Yes,'Yes,'Hell, yes', "No, never," and "Show me, dammit," with some interpreting this as implying doubt about how serious the threats were.