Owen King Bio, Age, Wife, Writing, Books, Anthology contributions

Owen King Biography

Owen King (Owen Philip King) is an American author and the younger son of authors Stephen and Tabitha King.

Her is the son of authors Tabitha King and Stephen King. Owen attended Vassar College and Columbia University, where he earned a Master of Fine Arts degree. He published his first book, We’re All in This Together, a collection of three short stories and a novella, in 2005.

Owen King Age

Owen was born on February 21, 1977, in Maine. He is 42 years old as of 2019.

Owen King Wife

Owen is married to writer Kelly Braffet. He lives in New Paltz, New York.

Owen King Writing

Owen 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. Owen’s debut novel, Double Feature, was published in 2013.

Owen’s newest work is a collaboration with his father, Stephen King, entitled Sleeping Beauties. It was published in September 2017 and is set in a women’s prison in West Virginia. He is also working with filmmaker Josh Boone on adapting the Clive Barker novel The Great and Secret Show for television.

Owen’s first full-length novel, Double Feature, was called “overwritten” in a review in The New York Times. His 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,” while Booklist called the spoofing of B-list material “highly successful”.

Owen King Books

We’re All in This Together: A Novella and Stories (July 5, 2005)
Double Feature (March 19, 2013)
Sleeping Beauties (September 22, 2017)
Intro to Alien Invasion (2015)

Owen King Anthology contributions

1. Bottom of the Ninth: Great Contemporary Baseball Stories edited by John McNally (Southern Illinois University Press, 2003)
   “Wonders”
2. When I Was A Loser edited by John McNally (Free Press, 2007)
   “Sports”
3. HANG THE DJ: An Alternative Book of Music Lists edited by Angus Cargill (Faber & Faber, 2008)
   “Spit it Out! The Top Ten Stutter Songs”
4. The Late American Novel: Writers On The Future Of Books edited by Jeff Martin & C. Max Magee (Soft Skull, 2011)
   “Not Quite as Dire as Having Your Spine Ripped Out, But…”
5. Never Can Say Goodbye: Writers on their Unshakeable Love for New York edited by Sari Botton (Touchstone, 2014)
   “Hot Time in the Old Town”
6. The Good Book: Writers Reflect on Favorite Bible Passages edited by Andrew Blauner (Simon & Schuster, November 10, 2015)
   “Never Quite As Simple: On Luke 2:19”
7. Detours edited by Brian James Freeman (Cemetery Dance Publications, December 31, 2015)
   “The Curator”

Owen King Short Stories

1. “My Second Wife” (2001), The Bellingham Review #48, Spring 2001
2. “Wonders” (2002), Book Magazine #22, May/June 2002
3. “Frozen Animals” (2003), Harper Palate, Vol. 3 #1, Summer 2003
4. “The Cure” (2006), One Story #85, Dec. 20, 2006
5. “Nothing is in Bad Taste” (2008), Subtropics #5, Winter/Spring 2008
6. “Home Brew” (2011), Prairie Schooner, Vol. 85 #2, Summer 2011
7. “The Idiot’s Ghost” (2011), The Fairy Tale Review #7, The Brown Issue
8. “The Curator” (2014), Lady Churchill’s Rosebud Wristlet #31, Dec. 2014
9. “Confederate Wall” (2015), Subtropics Issue 19, Spring/Summer 2015
10. “Positive Comments” (2018), Ploughshares/Emerson College, Kindle Single