O. S. King writes character-driven fiction across genres. Their work has recently appeared in The Cosy Desi Club, Covert Literary Magazine, Textured Zine, and Gay Authors Workshop anthologies.
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Selected honours
Winner of the Gay Authors Workshop 2026 Flash Fiction competition (600-word category).
Shortlisted for the Emerging Writers’ Award at the Brighton Book Festival in 2025.
Books
Available from online shops and independent book stores. Earlier publications are available free to download.
Special thanks to Dream Street Records for stocking my books.
Upcoming in 2027/28
- Bodies in Transit: Art journal and stories of queer exile and resistance.
- Murder, At Christmas? Third Emerson Chopra mystery
- Poetry for Losers – Collection of comicotragic poetry
Upcoming in 2028/29
- Murder At the Art Gallery – Fourth Emerson Chopra mystery
- Book of Days – Satire about a week in the life of an office worker
Co-Conspirator: Bailey (pictured) feline muse and BFF who critiques drafts between naps. All work is attributed to her too.
