Owen King
| Owen King | |
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| 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) |
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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.
King was born in 1977 in Maine, to parents Tabitha and Stephen King. 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. King attended Vassar College and Columbia University, where he earned a Master of Fine Arts degree.
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.
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.
King is also working with filmmaker Josh Boone on adapting the Clive Barker novel The Great and Secret Show for television.
The New York Times mostly praised King's first novel, Double Feature. Reviewer David Thomson wrote: "King loves people as well as words, and he has the reach of a novelist."
Reception for We're All in This Together was positive, with both the Los Angeles Times and Independent giving the collection positive reviews.
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