Wizard popn./Snape/McGonagall

[Susan McGee]

No: HPFGUIDX 4232

In response to the question -- what honorific to use for Joanne 
Rowlings.....in the U.S.A. for women it's either Miss, Ms. or Mrs.
I don't know which JKR refers. Here, if you are talking about
someone's books on a list, it's considerd courteous to use JKR or 
Rowlings. (JKR does a magnificent job at...Rowlings captures the 
essence of bureaucracy in her portrayal of Cornelius Fudge)

However, if we were to talk about meeting her, I would use an 
honorific, probably Ms. until I learned what her preference was. (I 
am very excited about meeting Ms. Rowlings in person!)
She uses Miss and Mrs. in the books (is that right?) so perhaps she
prefers Mrs. What is her former husband's last name? (In the U.S., if 
you're divorced and retain your former husband's last name, you may 
still be addressed as Mrs. If you revert to your birth name, you 
would probably be addressed as Ms. Women who never change their name 
usually prefer Ms.)