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]

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]}

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]

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

• John Gardner Award^[5]
• Fink Award^[16]
• Nominated for a "National Magazine Award"^[17]

Literary edit

Collections and novels

• We're All in This Together: A Novella and Stories (July 5, 2005)
  • "We're All in This Together"
  • "Frozen Animals"
  • "Wonders"
  • "Snake"
  • "My Second Wife"
• Double Feature (March 19, 2013)
• Sleeping Beauties (September 22, 2017), co-written with Stephen King
• The Curator (March 7, 2023)

Short stories

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

Graphic novels

• Intro to Alien Invasion (September 15, 2015), co-written with Mark Jude Poirier, drawings by Nancy Ahn
• Sleeping Beauties (February 2020), co-written with Stephen King, adapted by Rio Youers, illustrations by Alison Sampson

Anthology contributions

• Bottom of the Ninth: Great Contemporary Baseball Stories edited by John McNally (Southern Illinois University Press, 2003)
  • "Wonders"
• When I Was A Loser edited by John McNally (Free Press, 2007)
  • "Sports"
• HANG THE DJ: An Alternative Book of Music Lists edited by Angus Cargill (Faber & Faber, 2008)
  • "Spit it Out! The Top Ten Stutter Songs"
• 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…"
• Never Can Say Goodbye: Writers on their Unshakeable Love for New York edited by Sari Botton (Touchstone, 2014)
  • "Hot Time in the Old Town"
• 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"
• Detours edited by Brian James Freeman (Cemetery Dance Publications, December 31, 2015)
  • "The Curator"
• Small Blows Against Encroaching Totalitarianism (McSweeney's Publishing, September 4, 2018)
  • "The Idea of Reasonable Debate"
• The Darkling Halls of Ivy edited by Lawrence Block (Subterranean Press, May 2020)
  • "That Golden Way"
• Minor Characters edited by Jamie Clarke (Roundabout Press, April 15, 2021)
  • "Rabbit"
• Joe R. Lansdale's The Drive-In: Multiplex Edited by Christopher Golden and Brian Keene (Thunderstorm Books, Fall 2023)
  • "Behind Screen 4"

Introductions/Afterwards

• 25 Years in the Word Mines: The Best of Graham Joyce by Graham Joyce (PS Publishing, September 2014)
  • Foreword by Owen King
• The Great and Secret Show by Clive Barker (Gauntlet Press, 2016)
  • Introduction by Owen King
• The Devil's Own Work by Alan Judd ((Valancourt Books, January 6, 2015)
  • Introduction by Owen King
• Westlake Soul by Rio Youers (Short, Scary Tales Publications, October 2020)
  • Introduction by Owen King
• The World Lansdalean: The authorized Joe R. Lansdale Bibliography by Joe Lansdale (Short, Scary Tales Publications, 2021)
  • Foreword by Owen King

Web articles edit

• "Singing Along To A Murderous Threat, NPR song of the day: "You Rascal You" by Hanni El Khatib" (December 15, 2011)
• "A Gallery of Drama, NPR song of the day: "Change the Sheets" by Kathleen Edwards" (2/3/2012)
• "Tear For Tear, Without Peer, NPR song of the day: "Look the Other Way" by Justin Townes Earle" (April 17, 2012)
• "Interview with Tom Bissell" (April 17, 2012) The Rumpus
• "The Biggest Thing Ever, an excerpt from Double Feature" (12/3/2012) Guernica
• "Interview with Erin McKeown" (February 15, 2013) The Rumpus
• "Book Notes: Double Feature" (March 19, 2013) Largehearted Boy
• "Role Remix: Steve Buscemi" (March 19, 2013) Grantland
• "(Title, If Any)" (4/1/2013) The Weeklings
• "Best Guess: Owen King interprets the Exhibit Song Book, an exchange with singer/songwriter Jenny Owen Youngs" (7/11/2013)
• "Interview with Peter Squires" (July 25, 2013) The Rumpus
• "Matters of Faint Import, Vol. 1: "The Dress Code of Mumford & Sons" (September 24, 2013) The Weeklings

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

• "Review of People Park by Pasha Malla" (11/4/2013) Publishers Weekly
• "Matters of Faint Import, Vol. 2: "Holiday Special" (December 24, 2013) The Weeklings

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

• "The Heiress, Review of Havisham by Ronald Frame" (January 1, 2014) Los Angeles Review of Books
• "Director's Cut, Review of Mount Terminus by David Grand" (April 27, 2014) The New York Times Book Review
• "Nine Librarian-Approved Headlines For The Rest Of The Season" (July 18, 2014) Just A Bit Outside
• "Baseball's Greatest Hit" (July 29, 2014) Just A Bit Outside
• "Spinners 5, Gades 0" (9/4/2014) Just A Bit Outside
• "No, Pitchers Don't Have To Look Like Pitchers" (4/7/2015) Just A Bit Outside
• "JABO Book Club: Alison Gordon's Foul Balls, A Conversation with Rob Neyer" (5/8/2015) Just A Bit Outside
• "Baseball Language and The Players" (May 26, 2015) Just A Bit Outside
• "Big Brother: A Conversation with Andrew Ervin" (6/3/2015) The Brooklyn Rail

Editor edit

• Who Can Save Us Now?: Brand-New Superheroes and Their Amazing (Short) Stories (July 15, 2008)
  • "The Meerkat"

• The Stand (2020 TV series), writer and producer
• Let Me Go (The Right Way) (2022 short film), writer^[18]

• Official website