J.K. Rowling

JKR receives inaugural Hans Christian Andersen Literature Prize

  October 20, 2010 at 12:02 PM ET
  Geri     HPANA (via Various)
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Last year we told you that Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling was going to be the recipientof the inaugural H.C. Andersen Literature Prize. The event took place in Odense, Denmark, Andersen's hometown yesterday, with Ms. Rowling saying that "Andersen understood that writing for children does not mean 'pureeing' what one would have written for adults."<.p>

You can view some photos from the event here, and some video here courtesy of TLC .