Born September 21, 1947, in Portland, ME; son of Donald (a merchant sailor) and Nellie Ruth King; married Tabitha Jane Spruce (a novelist), January 2, 1971; children: Naomi Rachel, Joseph Hill, Owen Phillip. Education: University of Maine at Orono, B.Sc., 1970. Politics: Democrat. Avocational Interests: Reading (mostly fiction), jigsaw puzzles, playing the guitar ("I'm terrible and so try to bore no one but myself"), movies, bowling. Memberships: Authors Guild, Authors League of America, Screen Artists Guild, Screen Writers of America, Writers Guild. Addresses: Agent: Rand Holston, Creative Artists Agency, 9830 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA, 90212; (literary agent) Ralph Vicinanza, Created By, 1041 North Formosa Ave., Formosa Bldg., Rm. 10, West Hollywood, CA 90046.

NOVELS

• Carrie: A Novel of a Girl with a Frightening Power (also see below), Doubleday (New York, NY), 1974, movie edition published as Carrie, New American Library/Times Mirror(New York, NY), 1975, published in a limited edition with introduction by Tabitha King, Plume (New York, NY), 1991.
• Salem's Lot (also see below), Doubleday (New York, NY), 1975, television edition, New American Library (New York, NY), 1979, published in a limited edition with introduction by Clive Barker, Plume (New York, NY), 1991, Pocket Books (New York, NY), 1999, new edition, photographs by Jerry N. Uelsmann, Doubleday (New York, NY), 2005.
• The Shining (also see below), Doubleday (New York, NY), 1977, movie edition, New American Library (New York, NY), 1980, published in a limited edition with introduction by Ken Follett, Plume (New York, NY), 1991.
• The Stand (also see below), Doubleday (New York, NY), 1978, enlarged and expanded edition published as The Stand: The Complete and Uncut Edition, Doubleday (New York, NY), 1990, Gramercy Books (New York, NY), 2001.
• The Dead Zone (also see below), Viking (New York, NY), 1979, movie edition published as The Dead Zone: Movie Tie-In, New American Library (New York, NY), 1980.
• Firestarter (also see below), Viking (New York, NY), 1980, with afterword by King, 1981, published in a limited, aluminum-coated, asbestos-cloth edition, Phantasia Press (Huntington Woods, MI), 1980.
• Cujo (also see below), Viking (New York, NY), 1981, published in limited edition, Mysterious Press (New York, NY), 1981.
• Pet Sematary (also see below), Doubleday (New York, NY), 1983, reprinted, Pocket Books (New York, NY), 2001.
• Christine (also see below), Viking (New York, NY), 1983, published in a limited edition, illustrated by Stephen Gervais, Donald M. Grant (Hampton Falls, NH), 1983.
• (With Peter Straub) The Talisman, Viking Press/Putnam (New York, NY), 1984, published in a limited two-volume edition, Donald M. Grant (Hampton Falls, NH), 1984, Random House (New York, NY), 2001.
• The Eyes of the Dragon (young adult), limited edition, illustrated by Kenneth R. Linkhauser, Philtrum Press, 1984, new edition, illustrated by David Palladini, Viking (New York, NY), 1987.
• It (also see below), limited German edition published as Es, Heyne (Munich, Germany), 1986, Viking (New York, NY), 1986.
• Misery (also see below), Viking (New York, NY), 1987.
• The Tommyknockers (also see below), Putnam (New York, NY), 1987.
• The Dark Half (also see below), Viking (New York, NY), 1989.
• Needful Things (also see below), Viking (New York, NY), 1991.
• Gerald's Game, Viking (New York, NY), 1992.
• Dolores Claiborne (also see below), Viking (New York, NY), 1993.
• Insomnia, Viking (New York, NY), 1994.
• Rose Madder, Viking (New York, NY), 1995.
• The Green Mile (serialized novel), Signet (New York, NY), Chapter 1, "The Two Dead Girls" (also see below), Chapter 2, "The Mouse on the Mile," Chapter 3, "Coffey's Hands," Chapter 4, "The Bad Death of Eduard Delacroix," Chapter 5, "Night Journey," Chapter 6, "Coffey on the Mile," March-August, 1996, published as The Green Mile: A Novel in Six Parts, Plume (New York, NY), 1997, Scribner (New York, NY), 2000.
• Desperation, Viking (New York, NY), 1996.
• (And author of foreword) The Two Dead Girls, Signet (New York, NY), 1996.
• Bag of Bones, Viking (New York, NY), 1998.
• Hearts in Atlantis, G.K. Hall (Thorndike, ME), 1999.
• The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon, Scribner (New York, NY), 1999.
• Dreamcatcher, Simon & Schuster (New York, NY), 2001.
• (With Peter Straub) Black House (sequel to The Talisman), Random House (New York, NY), 2001.
• (Editor) Ridley Pearson, The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer: My Life as Rose Red, Hyperion (New York, NY), 2001.
• From a Buick 8, Scribner (New York, NY), 2002.
• (Under name Eleanor Druse) The Journals of Eleanor Druse: My Investigation of the Kingdom Hospital Incident, Hyperion (New York, NY), 2004.
• Cell, Scribner (New York, NY), 2006.
• Lisey's Story, Scribner (New York, NY), 2006.
• Blaze, Scribner (New York, NY), 2007.
• Duma Key, Scribner (New York, NY), 2008.
• Under the Dome, Scribner (New York, NY), 2009.

Also author of early unpublished novels "Sword in the Darkness" (also referred to as "Babylon Here"), and "The Cannibals."

"THE DARK TOWER" SERIES

• The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger (also see below), Amereon (New York, NY), 1976, published as The Gunslinger, New American Library (New York, NY), 1988, published in limited edition, illustrated by Michael Whelan, Donald M. Grant (Hampton Falls, NH), 1982, 2nd limited edition, 1984, revised and expanded edition, Viking (New York, NY), 2003.
• The Dark Tower II: The Drawing of the Three (also see below), illustrated by Phil Hale, New American Library (New York, NY), 1989, Plume Book (New York, NY), 2003, Viking (New York, NY), 2003.
• The Dark Tower III: The Waste Lands (also see below), illustrated by Ned Dameron, Donald M. Grant (Hampton Falls, NH), 1991.
• The Dark Tower Trilogy: The Gunslinger; The Drawing of the Three; The Waste Lands (box set), New American Library (New York, NY), 1993, Penguin Group (New York, NY), 2003.
• The Dark Tower IV: Wizard and Glass, Plume (New York, NY), 1997.
• The Dark Tower V: Wolves of the Calla, Plume (New York, NY), 2003, premium edition, illustrated by Bernie Wrightson, Pocket Books (New York, NY), 2006.
• The Dark Tower VI: The Songs of Susannah, Donald M. Grant (Hampton Falls, NH), 2004.
• The Dark Tower VII: The Dark Tower, Scribner (New York, NY), 2004.
• The Gunslinger Born (Dark Tower Graphic Novels), Marvel Books (New York, NY), 2007.
• (With Peter David, Robin Furth, and Richard Isanove) The Long Road Home (Dark Tower Graphic Novels), illustrated by Jae Lee, Marvel Books (New York, NY), 2008.

• Rage (also see below), New American Library/Signet (New York, NY), 1977.
• The Long Walk (also see below), New American Library/Signet (New York, NY), 1979.
• Roadwork: A Novel of the First Energy Crisis (also see below) New American Library/Signet (New York, NY), 1981.
• The Running Man (also see below), New American Library/Signet (New York, NY), 1982.
• Thinner, New American Library (New York, NY), 1984.
• The Regulators, Dutton (New York, NY), 1996.

• (Under name Steve King) The Star Invaders (privately printed stories), Triad/Gaslight Books (Durham, ME), 1964.
• Night Shift (story collection; also see below), introduction by John D. MacDonald, Doubleday (New York, NY), 1978, published as Night Shift: Excursions into Horror, New American Library/Signet (New York, NY), 1979.
• Different Seasons (novellas; contains Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption: Hope Springs Eternal [also see below]; Apt Pupil: Summer of Corruption; The Body: Fall from Innocence; and The Breathing Method: A Winter's Tale), Viking (New York, NY), 1982.
• Cycle of the Werewolf (novella; also see below), illustrated by Berni Wrightson, limited portfolio edition published with "Berni Wrightson: An Appreciation," Land of Enchantment (Westland, MI), 1983, enlarged edition including King's screenplay adaptation published as Stephen King's Silver Bullet, New American Library/Signet (New York, NY), 1985.
• Stephen King's Skeleton Crew (story collection), illustrated by J.K. Potter, Viking (New York, NY), 1985, limited edition, Scream Press, 1985.
• My Pretty Pony, illustrated by Barbara Kruger, Knopf (New York, NY), 1989, limited edition, Library Fellows of New York's Whitney Museum of American Art, 1989.
• Four Past Midnight (contains "The Langoliers," "Secret Window, Secret Garden," "The Library Policeman," and "The Sun Dog"; also see below), Viking (New York, NY), 1990.
• Nightmares and Dreamscapes, Viking (New York, NY), 1993.
• Lunch at the Gotham Cafe, published in Dark Love: Twenty-two All Original Tales of Lust and Obsession, edited by Nancy Collins, Edward E. Kramer, and Martin Harry Greenberg, ROC (New York, NY), 1995.
• Everything's Eventual: 14 Dark Tales, Scribner (New York, NY), 2002.
• Just After Sunset (story collection), Scribner (New York, NY), 2008.

Also author of short stories "Slade" (a western), "The Man in the Black Suit," 1996, and, under pseudonym John Swithen, "The Fifth Quarter." Contributor of short story "Squad D" to Harlan Ellison's The Last Dangerous Visions; contributor of short story "Autopsy Room Four" to Robert Bloch's Psychos, edited by Robert Bloch. Also contributor to anthologies and collections, including The Year's Finest Fantasy, edited by Terry Carr, Putnam (New York, NY), 1978; Shadows, edited by Charles L. Grant, Doubleday (New York, NY), Volume 1, 1978, Volume 4, 1981; New Terrors, edited by Ramsey Campbell, Pocket Books (New York, NY), 1982; World Fantasy Convention 1983, edited by Robert Weinberg, Weird Tales, 1983; The Writer's Handbook, edited by Sylvia K. Burack, Writer (Boston, MA), 1984; The Dark Descent, edited by David G. Hartwell, Doherty Associates, 1987; Prime Evil: New Stories by the Masters of Modern Horror, by Douglas E. Winter, New American Library (New York, NY), 1988; and Dark Visions, Gollancz (London, England), 1989.

SCREENPLAYS

• Stephen King's Creep Show: A George A. Romero Film (based on King's stories "Father's Day," "The Lonesome Death of Jordy Verrill" [previously published as "Weeds"], "The Crate," and "They're Creeping Up on You"; released by Warner Bros. as Creepshow, 1982), illustrated by Berni Wrightson and Michele Wrightson, New American Library (New York, NY), 1982.
• Cat's Eye (based on King's stories "Quitters, Inc.," "The Ledge," and "The General"), Metro Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1984.
• Stephen King's Silver Bullet (based on and published with King's novella Cycle of the Werewolf; released by Paramount Pictures/Dino de Laurentiis's North Carolina Film Corp., 1985), illustrated by Berni Wrightson, New American Library/Signet (New York, NY), 1985.
• (And director) Maximum Overdrive (based on King's stories "The Mangler," "Trucks," and "The Lawnmower Man"; released by Dino de Laurentiis's North Carolina Film Corp., 1986), New American Library (New York, NY), 1986.
• Pet Sematary (based on King's novel of the same title), Laurel Production, 1989.
• Stephen King's Sleepwalkers, Columbia, 1992.
• (Author of introduction) Frank Darabont, The Shawshank Redemption: The Shooting Script, Newmarket Press (New York, NY), 1996.
• Storm of the Century (also see below), Pocket Books (New York, NY), 1999.
• (Author of introductions with William Goldman and Lawrence Kasdan) William Goldman and Lawrence Kasdan, Dreamcatcher: The Shooting Script, Newmarket Press (New York, NY), 2003.
• Riding the Bullet, Innovation Film Group, 2004.
• Secret Window, Columbia, 2004.

• Stephen King's Golden Years, CBS-TV, 1991.
• (And executive producer) Stephen King's The Stand (based on King's novel The Stand), ABC-TV, 1994.
• (With Chris Carter) "Chinga," The X-Files, Fox-TV, 1998.
• Storm of the Century, ABC-TV, 1999.
• Rose Red (also see below), ABC-TV, 2001.
• Stephen King's Kingdom Hospital, ABC-TV, 2004.
• Desperation, USA, 2004.

Also author of Battleground (based on short story of same title; optioned by Martin Poll Productions for NBC-TV), and "Sorry, Right Number," for television series Tales from the Dark Side, 1987.

OMNIBUS EDITIONS

• Another Quarter Mile: Poetry, Dorrance (Philadelphia, PA), 1979.
• Stephen King's Danse Macabre (nonfiction), Berkley Books (New York, NY), 1981.
• Stephen King (contains The Shining, Salem's Lot, Night Shift, and Carrie ), W.S. Heinemann/Octopus Books (London, England), 1981.
• (And author of introduction) The Bachman Books: Four Early Novels (contains Rage, The Long Walk, Roadwork, and The Running Man), New American Library (New York, NY), 1985.
• The Plant (privately published episodes of a comic horror novel in progress), Philtrum Press (Bangor, ME), Part 1, 1982, Part 2, 1983, Part 3, 1985.
• Black Magic and Music: A Novelist's Perspective on Bangor (pamphlet), Bangor Historical Society (Bangor, ME), 1983.
• Dolan's Cadillac, Lord John Press (Northridge, CA), 1989.
• Stephen King (contains Desperation and The Regulators) Signet (New York, NY), 1997.
• Stephen King's Latest (contains Dolores Claiborne, Insomnia and Rose Madder) Signet (New York, NY), 1997.

• Nightmares in the Sky: Gargoyles and Grotesques (nonfiction), photographs by F. Stop FitzGerald, Viking (New York, NY), 1988.
• Midnight Graffiti, Warner Books (New York, NY), 1992.
• On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft, Scribner (New York, NY), 2000.
• (With Stewart O'Nan) Faithful: Two Die-Hard Boston Red Sox Fans Chronicle the Historic 2004 Season, Scribner (New York, NY), 2004.
• The Colorado Kid, Hard Case Crime (New York, NY), 2004.

Author of e-book The Plant, self-published first two chapters on his Web site (www.stephenking.com), August, 2000; also published a short story, "Riding the Bullet," as an e-book, March, 2000. Author of weekly column "King's Garbage Truck" for Maine Campus, 1969-70, and of monthly book review column for Adelina, 1980. Contributor of short fiction and poetry to numerous magazines, including Art, Castle Rock: The Stephen King Newsletter, Cavalier, Comics Review, Cosmopolitan, Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, Fantasy and Science Fiction, Gallery, Great Stories from Twilight Zone Magazine, Heavy Metal, Ladies' Home Journal, Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, Maine, Maine Review, Marshroots, Marvel comics, Moth, Omni, Onan, Playboy, Redbook, Reflections, Rolling Stone, Science-Fiction Digest, Startling Mystery Stories, Terrors, Twilight Zone, Ubris, Whisper, and Yankee. Contributor of book reviews to New York Times Book Review.

Most of King's papers are housed in the special collection of the Folger Library at the University of Maine at Orono.