Author Joanne Harris faces growing pressure to be axed from her position as Chair of the Society of authors after she was accused of mocking death threats to writers.
Harris, who faces calls to resign, posted on social media following Rowling receiving a death threat for her support for Sir Salman Rushdie in the wake of his stabbing on Friday.
Radical feminist Julie Bindle, novelists Christina Dalcher, Anne Fine, Alex Marwood and Paula Byrne along with journalist Helen Joyce expressed deep disquiet in an open letter to the trade union.
Writer Joanne Harris last night faced calls to resign as chairman of the Society of Authors after she was accused of mocking JK Rowling with a tasteless Twitter poll about death threats.