K. J. Stevens

K.J. Stevens
Born (1973-06-04) June 4, 1973
Alpena, Michigan, United States
Occupation novelist, short story writer
Nationality American
Period 1996–
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)
Website
kj.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.

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Poetry

Nonfiction

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", Central Michigan Life, 1999-09-15.

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