Summary
K. J. Stevens (born June 4, 1973) is an American novelist and short story writer. His writing has appeared in The Adirondack Review, Fluid Magazine, Me Three, Circle Magazine, Cellar Door, Prose Ax, Temenos, and BloodLotus.[2] Pilgrims Bay, Stevens first novel, was released in 2007.
K. J. Stevens | |
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| Born | June 4, 1973 Alpena, Michigan, U.S. |
| Occupation | Novelist, short story writer |
| Alma mater | Central Michigan University Hamline University |
| Period | 1996–present |
| Genre | Fiction |
| Subject | Relationships, family, love alcoholism[1] |
| Literary movement | Minimalism |
| Notable works | Pilgrims Bay |
| Spouse | artist, Brooke Stevens |
| Relatives | Kim (father), Rita (mother), Kevin (brother), Keith (brother) |
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Stevens' writing style has been described as minimalist.[3] Ernest Hemingway, J.D. Salinger, Gertrude Stein, Amanda Davis, Sylvia Plath, Raymond Carver, David Shaw, and Flannery O'Connor have been attributed as his influences.[1][4]
Biography edit
Stevens was born in Alpena, Michigan, but grew up in Maple Ridge Township.[2] Stevens attended Central Michigan University up to December 1999, where he published his first work with fellow Michigan writer Travis Mulhauser, titled Corvallis Road.[5] Afterwards, he studied creative writing at Hamline University in Saint Paul, Minnesota.
He currently resides in Alpena, Michigan.
Bibliography edit
Novels edit
- Pilgrims Bay (2007)
Collections edit
- Corvallis Road (with Travis Mulhauser ) (1999)
- A Better Place (2002)
- Infidelity (2004)
- Dead Bunnies (2004)
- CUTTING TEETH (2012)
Poetry edit
- Introspection (chapbook) (1999)
Nonfiction edit
- Landscaping (2007)
References edit
- ^ a b K.J. Stevens, K.J. Stevens. Retrieved May 12, 2008
- ^ a b "KJ.Stevens - Keep on keepin' on". kj.stevens.googlepages.com. Retrieved 2008-06-08.
- ^ Schuelke, Garret. "Pilgrims Bay by K.J. Stevens-A". The CrossCut. Retrieved May 10, 2008
- ^ "Just Getting Started", K.J. Stevens' Amazon Blog, January 13, 2008. Retrieved May 10, 2008
- ^ Fenton, Angie. "Tenacious writers take future into own hands" Archived 2008-04-05 at the Wayback Machine, Central Michigan Life, 1999-09-15.
External links edit
- Profile and blog at Amazon.com
- "K.J. Stevens blog at Open Salon
Works edit
- "CUTTING TEETH" by K.J. Stevens
- "Pilgrim's Bay" by K.J. Stevens
- "Dead Bunnies" by K.J. Stevens
- Full text of Seven Corners by K.J. Stevens
- Full text of In Debt by K.J. Stevens
- Full text of The Throw Away by K.J. Stevens
- Full text of Dead Bunnies by K.J. Stevens
- Poems by K.J. Stevens