Owen King
| Owen King | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Owen Philip King February 21, 1977 Maine, United States |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Nationality | American |
| Spouse | Kelly Braffet |
| Relatives |
Stephen King (father) Tabitha King (mother) Joe King (brother) Naomi King (sister) |
| Website | |
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Owen Philip King (born February 21, 1977) is an American author and the younger son of authors Stephen and Tabitha King.[1][2]
Biography
King was born in 1977 in Maine, to parents Tabitha and Stephen King.[3] He has two older siblings, Naomi King and Joseph Hillstrom King. He was raised in Bangor, Maine, showing an interest in writing during high school.[4] King attended Vassar College and Columbia University, where he achieved a Masters in Fine Arts.[5]
King published his first book, We’re All in This Together, a collection of three short stories and a novella in 2005 through Bloomsbury USA. His short fiction has been published through various journals, such as One Story and Prairie Schooner.[6]
King's debut novel, Double Feature, was published in 2013 by Scribner.
King is married to writer Kelly Braffet.
King is currently working on a collaboration with father Stephen King, entitled Sleeping Beauties. The work is set in a women's prison in West Virginia.[7]
Reception
His first full length novel, Double Feature, was called “overwritten” in a New York Times Review [8]
Reception for We're All in This Together was positive, with both the Los Angeles Times and Independent giving the collection positive reviews.[9][10]
Galleycat described Reenactment as "an epic, comic novel about a young auteur making his first film and coming to terms with his life in the aftermath of that film's spectacularly bizarre failure."[11]
Graphic novel 'Intro to Alien Invasion' received mixed reception with Publishers Weekly pointing out the comic's inability to consistently transcend its "B movie source material,"[12] while Booklist called the spoofing of B-list material "highly successful".[13]
Awards
Bibliography
- We’re All in This Together: A Novella and Stories (2005)
- Who Can Save Us Now?: Brand-New Superheroes and Their Amazing (Short) Stories (2008)
- Double Feature: A Novel (2013)
- Sleeping Beauties (2017) co-written with Stephen King
Comic
- Intro to Alien Invasion (2015) co-written with Mark Jude Poirier
Screenplay
- Fade Away (co-written with Joe Hill)[15]
References
- ↑ McGee, Celia (June 19, 2005). "Owen King, son of that horror master, is lighting up his own world of fiction". Daily News. New York. Retrieved 12 August 2012.
- ↑ Keyes, Bob (July 24, 2005). "For Owen King, writing fiction is the family business". Maine Sunday Telegram. Retrieved 12 August 2012.
- ↑ Catherine Shoard, "As I See It," Sunday Telegraph, May 21, 2006, LexisNexis.
- ↑ Sachs, Andrea (7 July 2005). "Galley Girl: The Son Also Rises". Time Magazine. Retrieved 12 August 2012.
- 1 2 Vincent, Bev. "Onyx interviews: Owen King". Onyx. Retrieved 12 August 2012.
- ↑ "Das Handicap des Owen King". Die Welt. Retrieved 12 August 2012.
- ↑ "SLEEPING BEAUTIES; A NEW BOOK BY STEPHEN & OWEN KING DUE IN 2017". 14 June 2016. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
- ↑ Thomson, David (13 April 2016). "'Double Feature', by Owen King". Retrieved 18 November 2016.
- ↑ Harkavy, Jerry (August 17, 2005). "He's mapping out his own kingdom". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 12 August 2012.
- ↑ Freeman, John (25 May 2006). "We're All in This Together, by Owen King". The Independent. London. Retrieved 12 August 2012.
- ↑ Boog, Jason. "Owen King Sells His Debut Novel to Scribner". GalleyCat. Retrieved 12 August 2012.
- ↑ "Comic Books Review: Intro to Alien Invasion". Publishers Weekly. 15 September 2016. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
- ↑ "Intro to Alien Invasion". Simon & Schuster. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
- ↑ "Owen King wins Fink Award; Scott Brown wins Graduate Teaching Associate Award". 23 April 2016. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
- ↑ Fee, Gayle (Apr 15, 2005). "Inside Track; Stephen King's sons scare up a Hub horror tale". Boston Herald. Retrieved 12 August 2012.
