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Stephen King (born September 21, 1947) is an American writer of contemporary horror fiction, science fiction, fantasy, and screenplay. More than 350 million copies of King's novels and short stories collections have been sold and many of his stories have been adapted for film, television and other media. King has written a number of books using the pen named Richard Bachman, and one short story, "The Fifth Quarter", as John Swithen In 2003 the National Book Foundation awarded King the Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters. 

King's primary inspiration for writing horror fiction was related in detail in his 1981 non-fiction Danse Macabre, in a chapter titled "An Annoying Autobiographical Pause". King makes a comparison of his uncle successfully dowsing for water using the bough of an apple branch with the sudden realization of what he wanted to do for a living. While browsing through an attic with his elder brother, King uncovered a paperback version of an H. P. Lovecraft collection of short stories that had belonged to his father. The cover art--an illustration of a monster hiding within the recesses of a hell-like cavern beneath a tombstone--was, he writes,” the moment of my life when the dowsing rod suddenly went down hard ... as far as I was concerned, I was on my way.” 

King attended Durham Elementary School and graduated from Lisbon Falls High School in Lisbon Falls, Maine. He displayed an early interest in horror as an avid reader of EC's horror comics; including Tales from the Crypt (he later paid tribute to the comics in his screenplay for Creep show). He began writing for fun while still in school, contributing articles to Dave's Rag, the newspaper that his brother published with a mimeograph machine and later began selling stories to his friends which were based on movies he had seen (though when discovered by his teachers, he was forced to return the profits). The first of his stories to be independently published was "I Was a Teenage Grave Robber", serialized over three published and one unpublished issue of a fanzine, Comics Review, in 1965. That story was published the following year in a revised form as "In a Half-World of Terror" in another fanzine, Stories of Suspense, edited by Marv Wolfman. 

Although critical reaction to King's work has been mostly positive, he has occasionally come under fire from academic writers. In 2003, King was honored by the National Book Awards with a lifetime achievement award, the Medal of Distinguished Contribution to American Letters, with his work being described thus: Stephen King's writing is securely rooted in the great American tradition that glorifies spirit-of-place and the abiding power of narrative. He crafts stylish, mind-bending page-turners that contain profound moral truths-some beautiful, some harrowing-about our inner lives. This Award commemorates Mr. King's well-earned place of distinction in the wide world of readers and book lovers of all ages. 
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