Stephen King was born in Portland, Maine in 1947, the second son of
Donald and Nellie Ruth Pillsbury King. He made his first
professional short story sale in 1967 to Startling Mystery Stories.
In the fall of 1973, he began teaching high school English classes
at Hampden Academy, the public high school in Hampden, Maine.
Writing in the evenings and on the weekends, he continued to
produce short stories and to work on novels. In the spring of 1973,
Doubleday & Co., accepted the novel "Carrie" for publication,
providing him the means to leave teaching and write full-time. He
has since published over 50 books and has become one of the world's
most successful writers.
Stephen lives in Maine and Florida with his wife, novelist Tabitha
King. They are regular contributors to a number of charities
including many libraries and have been honored locally for their
philanthropic activities.
"Set in a dying amusement park in the south, "Joyland" features a ghost and a serial killer, but the real heart of the novel is a coming of age story, one that took me vividly back to my own youth, working the rides at Uncle Milty's in Bayonne." - George RR Martin
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