O. S. King is a literary fiction writer whose cross-genre work was shortlisted for the Emerging Writers’ Award at the UK Brighton Book Festival in 2025.
Available at independent bookshops & online outlets:
- Hell’s Breakroom ISBN 978-1-9192439-2-4
- Murder, You Say? ISBN 978-1-9192439-1-7
- Murder, You Guess? ISBN 978-1-9192439-5-5
Other work:
- Short stories and artwork in Covert Literary Magazine (October 2025)
- Short Story Collections: Reverence (2020), Smile (2021), Fame Ate My Girlfriend (2024)
- Anthology Feature: Flash Dances (Paradise Press) 2024
- Anthology Feature: On Shifting Sands (Paradise Press) 2025
Just published
… in time for Halloween. Short stories of horror and mayhem written over the years.
Upcoming in 2026/27
- Bodies in Transit: Photo journal and stories of exile and resistance.
- Hell’s Breakroom 2
- Murder, You Fear? Third Emerson Chopra mystery

Co-Conspirator: Bailey (pictured) feline muse and BFF who critiques drafts between naps. All work is attributed to her too.
