What was J.K. Rowling's book contract for Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone?

Answer 1

J.K. Rowling signed a contract with Bloomsbury publishing and was paid an advance of £2,500.

The exact details of the contract are private and only known by J.K. Rowling and Bloomsbury.

Answer 2

She wrote her first book on her train trip from Manchester to London in the year 1990.

Answer 3

Several years. She began writing the book in 1990 and it wasn't published until 1997.

Answer 4

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone was first published in 1997 in the UK. It was published a year later in the US.