J.K. ROWLING TURNS DOWN OSCARS INVITE

Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling snubbed the chance to present an Oscar with Twilight writer Stephenie Meyer - because she's too busy writing her next book.

The two hugely successful fantasy novelists were approached by Academy bosses to announce the winner of Best Adapted Screenplay prize at the revered ceremony on Sunday (07Mar10).

The Twilight creator has accepted, but J.K. Rowling - who lives in the U.K. - turned down the invite to carry on working on her latest project, according to Britain's Daily Express.

J.K. Rowling writes on her website, “You won’t be hearing from me often I am afraid, as pen and paper is my priority at the moment.”

The movies nominated for the screenplay award are In the Loop (Jesse Armstrong, Simon Blackwell, Armando Iannucci & Tony Roche), District 9 (Neill Blomkamp & Terri Tatchell), Precious: Based On The Novel Push By Sapphire (Geoffrey Fletcher), An Education (Nick Hornby) and Up In The Air (Jason Reitman & Sheldon Turner).