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Society of Authors head faces mutiny for failing to condemn JK Rowling death threats: Authors resign from the union over its perceived abandonment of gender-critical writers, while others are keen to oust Joanne Harris

The Society of Authors is facing a mutiny for failing to defend JK Rowling’s transgender “wrongthink”, according to members who say the union “has capitulated to ideology”.

The UK’s largest writers’ union has faced criticism for not publicly condemning death threats made against JK Rowling after she weighed into the trans debate.

Joanne Harris, chairman of the Society of Authors’ management committee, is now facing an internal revolt over an alleged failure to defend writers like Rowling accused of “wrongthink” for going against prevailing ideology.

The Telegraph understands that leading authors are resigning their membership of the union over its perceived abandonment of gender-critical writers, and some of those who remain are hoping to oust Harris from the union’s board in future.

One source who quit the union said: “The society has capitulated to an ideology where it no longer appears to be willing to support any author whom it deems guilty of ‘wrongthink’.”