K. J. Stevens

K. J. Stevens
Born (1973-06-04) June 4, 1973
Alpena, Michigan, U.S.
Alma materCentral Michigan University
Hamline University
OccupationsNovelist, short story writer
Spouse(s)artist, Brooke Stevens
RelativesKim (father), Rita (mother), Kevin (brother), Keith (brother)
Writing career
Period1996–present
GenreFiction
SubjectsRelationships, family, love alcoholism[1]
Notable workPilgrims Bay
Literary movement
Minimalism
Websitekj.stevens.googlepages.com/home

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.

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

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

Novels

  • Pilgrims Bay (2007)
  • Black (2012) - published by Red-Raw (London UK)

Collections

  • Corvallis Road (with Travis Mulhauser ) (1999)
  • A Better Place (2002)
  • Infidelity (2004)
  • Dead Bunnies (2004)
  • CUTTING TEETH (2012)

Poetry

Nonfiction

  • Landscaping (2007)

References

  1. 1 2 K.J. Stevens, K.J. Stevens. Retrieved May 12, 2008
  2. 1 2 "KJ.Stevens - Keep on keepin' on". kj.stevens.googlepages.com. Retrieved 2008-06-08.
  3. ↑ Schuelke, Garret. "Pilgrims Bay by K.J. Stevens-A". The CrossCut. Retrieved May 10, 2008
  4. ↑ "Just Getting Started", K.J. Stevens' Amazon Blog, January 13, 2008. Retrieved May 10, 2008
  5. ↑ Fenton, Angie. "Tenacious writers take future into own hands" Archived 2008-04-05 at the Wayback Machine, Central Michigan Life, 1999-09-15.

Works

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