Owen King

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Owen King
BornOwen Philip King
(1977-02-21) February 21, 1977 (age 47)
Bangor, Maine, U.S.
OccupationAuthor
Alma mater Vassar College
Columbia University
Spouse
Kelly Braffet
(m. 2007)
Parents
Relatives Joe Hill (brother) Naomi King (sister)
Website
www.owen-king.com

Owen Philip King (born February 21, 1977) is an American author of novels and graphic novels, and a television film producer. He published his first book, We're All in This Together, in 2005 to generally positive reviews, but his first full-length novel, Double Feature, had a less enthusiastic reception. King collaborated with his father, writer Stephen King, in the writing of the women's prison novel, Sleeping Beauties and the graphic novel of the same name.

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Early life

Portrait of Owen and Stephen from the first edition of Different Seasons (1982) Portrait photograph of Owen and Stephen King by James Leonard, c. 1982.jpg
Portrait of Owen and Stephen from the first edition of Different Seasons (1982)

King was born in 1977 in Maine to parents Tabitha and Stephen King. [1] [2] [3] He has two older siblings, Naomi King and Joseph Hillström 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 earned a Master of Fine Arts degree. [5]

Career

King published his first book, We're All in This Together, a collection of three short stories and a novella, in 2005. His short fiction has been published in various journals, such as One Story and Prairie Schooner. [6] His debut novel, Double Feature, was published in 2013.[ citation needed ]

Sleeping Beauties, a writing collaboration between Owen King and his father, Stephen King, was published in September 2017 and is set in a women's prison in West Virginia. [7] King is working with filmmaker Josh Boone on adapting the Clive Barker novel The Great and Secret Show for television. [8]

In 2020, he became producer of the CBS All Access Mini-series adaption of his father's novel The Stand, [9] He also co-wrote a new ending with his father exclusively for the miniseries.[ citation needed ]

Initial reception of works

The reception for King's collection We're All in This Together was positive, with both the Los Angeles Times and Independent giving it positive reviews. [10] [11]

King's first full-length novel, Double Feature, was called "overwritten" in a review in The New York Times . [12]

King's graphic novel Intro to Alien Invasion reception was mixed, with Publishers Weekly opining the comic was unable to consistently transcend its "B movie source material," [13] while Booklist called the spoofing of B-list material "highly successful". [14]

Personal life

King is married to writer Kelly Braffet (born 1976) and lives in New Paltz, New York. [15]

Awards

Bibliography

Literary

Collections and novels
Short stories
Graphic novels
Anthology contributions
Introductions/Afterwards

Web articles

(w/James Jackson Toth, Elizabeth Nelson Bracy, and Timothy Bracy)
(w/James Jackson Toth, Elizabeth Nelson Bracy, and Timothy Bracy)

Editor

Film and television producer

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References

  1. 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 August 12, 2012.[ dead link ]
  2. Keyes, Bob (July 24, 2005). "For Owen King, writing fiction is the family business". Maine Sunday Telegram. Retrieved August 12, 2012.
  3. Catherine Shoard, "As I See It," Sunday Telegraph, May 21, 2006, LexisNexis.
  4. Sachs, Andrea (July 7, 2005). "Galley Girl: The Son Also Rises". Time Magazine. Archived from the original on October 22, 2012. Retrieved August 12, 2012.
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