LONDON, June 11 (UPI) -- An 800-word "Harry Potter" prequel penned by the series' author J.K. Rowling reportedly has been sold for $50,000 at an auction held at Waterstone's in London.

LONDON, May 30 (UPI) -- British author J.K. Rowling has written an 800-word prequel to her wildly popular "Harry Potter" series of books to be auctioned for charity.

LONDON, May 11 (UPI) -- Receiving the Nobel Prize for literature in 2007 has had a good many negative consequences, British author Doris Lessing says.

MADRID, Oct. 24 (UPI) -- British author Doris Lessing said the Sept. 11 terror attacks were not as terrible as the terror campaign waged by the IRA, El Pais reported Tuesday.

UPI Almanac for Monday, Oct. 22, 2007.

STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Oct. 11 (UPI) -- Sweden's Nobel Academy on Thursday awarded 87-year-old British author Doris Lessing the 2007 Nobel Prize for Literature.

UPI almanac for Sunday, Oct. 22, 2006.

Today is Saturday, Oct. 22, the 295th day of 2005 with 70 to follow.

The weekly UPI Almanac package for Oct. 17-23, 2005.