Stephen King

Writing

Born: 1947-09-21

From: Portland, Maine, USA

Gender: Male

Popularity: 2.2

Also Known As

Stephen Edwin King John SwithenRichard BachmanBeryl EvansStiven King

Biography

Stephen Edwin King (born September 21, 1947) is an American author. He is widely known for his horror novels and has been crowned the "King of Horror". He has also explored other genres: suspense, crime, science-fiction, fantasy, and mystery. Though known primarily for his novels, he has written approximately 200 short stories, most of which have been published in collections. His debut, Carrie (1974), established him in horror. Different Seasons (1982), a collection of four novellas, was his first major departure from the genre. Among the films adapted from King's fiction are Carrie (1976), The Shining (1980), The Dead Zone and Christine (both 1983), Stand by Me(1986), Misery (1990), The Shawshank Redemption (1994), Dolores Claiborne (1995), The Green Mile (1999), The Mist (2007), and It (2017). He has also published under the pseudonym Richard Bachman and has co-written works with other authors, notably his friend Peter Straub and sons Joe Hill and Owen King. He has also written nonfiction, notably Danse Macabre (1981) and On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft (2000). Among other awards, he has won the O. Henry Award for "The Man in the Black Suit" (1994) and the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Mystery/Thriller for 11/22/63 (2011). He has also won honours for his overall contributions to literature, including the 2003 Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters, the 2007 Grand Master Award from the Mystery Writers of America and the 2014 National Medal of Arts. Joyce Carol Oates called King "a brilliantly rooted, psychologically 'realistic' writer for whom the American scene has been a continuous source of inspiration, and American popular culture a vast cornucopia of possibilities." Description above from the Wikipedia article Stephen King, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Awards & Nominations19 won · 41 nominated

Nominated

Locus Award for Best Horror Novel

Never Flinch

2026

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Locus Award for Best Collection

You Like It Darker

2025

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Locus Award for Best Horror Novel

Gwendy's Final Task

2023

Nominated

Locus Award for Best Horror Novel

Billy Summers

2022

Nominated

Locus Award for Best Horror Novel

Later

2022

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Locus Award for Best Collection

If It Bleeds

2021

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Locus Award for Best Horror Novel

The Institute

2020

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August Derleth Award for Best Horror Novel

The Institute

2020

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Locus Award for Best Horror Novel

The Outsider

2019

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Goodreads Choice Awards

The Institute

2019

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Bram Stoker Award for Novel

Sleeping Beauties

2017

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Hugo Award for Best Novelette

Obits

2016

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Locus Award for Best Novelette

Obits

2016

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Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel

Finders Keepers

2016

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Edgar Awards

Obits

2016

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Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel

Revival

2015

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Shirley Jackson Award for Single-Author Collection

The Bazaar of Bad Dreams

2015

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Edgar Awards

Mr. Mercedes

2015

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Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire for Best Foreign Novel

11/22/63

2014

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Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel

Joyland

2014

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Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel

Doctor Sleep

2014

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Hammett Prize

Mr. Mercedes

2014

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National Medal of Arts

2014

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Bram Stoker Award for Novel

Doctor Sleep

2013

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Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel

11/22/63

2012

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World Fantasy Award for Best Novel

11/22/63

2012

Nominated

Locus Award for Best Novelette

The Little Green God of Agony

2012

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Robert Holdstock Award for Best Fantasy Novel

11/22/63

2012

Nominated

August Derleth Award for Best Horror Novel

11/22/63

2012

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British Fantasy Award for Best Novella

1922

2011

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British Fantasy Award for Best Collection

Full Dark, No Stars

2011

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Bram Stoker Awards

Herman Wouk is Still Alive

2011

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August Derleth Award

Under the Dome

2010

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Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel

Under the Dome

2010

🏆 Won

Bram Stoker Award for Best Fiction Collection

Full Dark, No Stars

2010

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British Fantasy Award for Best Novella

2009

Nominated

British Fantasy Award for Best Collection

Just After Sunset

2009

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Shirley Jackson Award

2009

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Locus Award for Best Short Story

Graduation Afternoon

2008

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Bram Stoker Award for Best Fiction Collection

Just After Sunset

2008

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Bram Stoker Award for Novel

Duma Key

2008

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World Fantasy Award for Best Novel

Lisey's Story

2007

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Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel

Lisey's Story

2007

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Edgar Awards

2007

🏆 Won

Bram Stoker Award for Novel

Lisey's Story

2006

Nominated

Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel

The Dark Tower VI: Song of Susannah

2005

🏆 Won

August Derleth Award

The Dark Tower VII: The Dark Tower

2005

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Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel

The Dark Tower V: Wolves of the Calla

2004

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Bram Stoker Award for Novel

The Dark Tower VII: The Dark Tower

2004

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Bram Stoker Award for Novel

The Dark Tower V: Wolves of the Calla

2003

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British Fantasy Award for Best Collection

Everything's Eventual

2003

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Locus Award for Best Collection

Everything's Eventual

2003

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National Book Award

Stephen King bibliography

2003

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Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel

Black House

2002

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Bram Stoker Award for Novel

From a Buick 8

2002

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Bram Stoker Award for Best Fiction Collection

Everything's Eventual

2002

🏆 Won

Bram Stoker Award for Lifetime Achievement

2002

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Special Award of the Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire

2002

Nominated

Bram Stoker Award for Novel

Black House

2001

Nominated

Nebula Award for Best Script

The Green Mile

2000

Stephen King

Also Known As

Biography

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Awards & Nominations19 won · 41 nominated

Acting59 titles

The Rock Bottom Remainders

Gotham Cafe

Stephen King: Master of Horror

Sons of Anarchy

When Darkness Came: The Making of 'The Mist'

Stephen King's World of Horror

The Simpsons

A Night at the Movies: The Horrors of Stephen King

100 Scariest Movie Moments

Duncanville

Frasier

Walking the Tracks: The Summer of Stand by Me

Baseball

Stuck in Love

Long Live the New Flesh: The Films of David Cronenberg

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

Stephen King: A Necessary Evil

Unlocking Rose Red: The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer

Omnibus

The Timekeepers of Eternity

The Summers of It - Chapter Two: It Ends

Under the Dome

King on Screen

Die Stephen King Story

Stephen King's Kingdom Hospital

Storm of the Century

Creepshow

Stephen King: Shining in the Dark

It Chapter Two

My Father, the BTK Killer

Jeopardy!

The Stand

Rose Red

Pet Sematary

The King: Stephen King's America

The Daily Show

Finding Your Roots

The Langoliers

Eli Roth's History of Horror

The Shining

Knightriders

Creepshow 2

Fever Pitch

Golden Years

Stephen King's World of Horror

Sleepwalkers

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

101 Seconds

Chain Reactions

Thinner

Golden Years

Maximum Overdrive

Today

Diary of the Dead

Markus Lanz

Morgenmagazin

Walking the Mile

The View

George Romero's Golden Tales 2

Directing1 title

Maximum Overdrive

Writing546 titles

The Milkman

Gray Matter

Roland Meets Brown

Close Up

Dedication

Luckey Quarter

All That You Love

Gotham Cafe

The Shawshank Redemption

The Green Mile

The X-Files

All That You Love Will Be Carried Away