Owen King

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Owen King
Born Owen Philip King
(1977-02-21) February 21, 1977 (age 47)
Maine, United States
Occupation Writer
Nationality American
Relatives Kelly Braffet (spouse),
Stephen King (father)
Tabitha King (mother)
Joe King (brother)
Naomi King (sister)
Website
www.owen-king.com

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.

Reception

Reception for We're All in This Together was positive, with both the Los Angeles Times and Independent giving the collection positive reviews.[7][8]

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."[9]

Awards

  • John Gardner Award[5]

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)

Comic

  • Intro to Alien Invasion (2015) co-written with Mark Jude Poirier

Screenplay

  • Fade Away (co-written with Joe Hill)[10]

References

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