Is J.K Rowling a pen name?

Find out what "Harry Potter" author J.K. Rowling had to say about her pen name and why she writes under initials. read more

Joanne Rowling, CH, OBE, FRSL, FRCPE (/ ˈ r oʊ l ɪ ŋ / "rolling"; born 31 July 1965), writing under the pen names J. K. Rowling and Robert Galbraith, is a British novelist, philanthropist, film and television producer and screenwriter best known for writing the Harry Potter fantasy series. read more

J.K. Rowling wanted to begin a new writing career in a new genre and to release her crime novels to a neutral audience, free of expectation or hype. read more

Not as far as I know. As been explained in the other answers, it’s a derivative of her real name. Her known pen name is ‘Robert Galbraith’. She may have others, of course. J. K. Rowling on Wikipedia. Keisai, thanks for the A2A. read more