A.S. King
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A.S. King is an American
author
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Honor Book and an Edgar Allen Poe Award finalist.
Her short fiction for adults has been published in Washington Square, Contrary, Quality Women's Fiction, Eclectica Magazine
, Word Riot
, Amarillo Bay, Literary Mama
, Underground Voices Magazine
, The Huffington Post
, Lit103.3 and FRiGG.
She lives in rural Pennsylvania with her husband and two children. She keeps in touch with her fans through her Facebook Fan Page, Twitter and her official website and
blog.
Short Fiction Awards
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Biography
Born in Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania, A.S. King (Amy Sarig King) spent a decade in Ireland before returning to Berks County in 2004. Her second young adult novel, Please Ignore Vera Dietz was a 2011 Michael L. Printz AwardMichael L. Printz Award
The Michael L. Printz Award is an annual award in the United States for a book that exemplifies literary excellence in young adult literature. It is named for a school librarian from Topeka, Kansas, who was a long-time active member of the Young Adult Library Services Association...
Honor Book and an Edgar Allen Poe Award finalist.
Her short fiction for adults has been published in Washington Square, Contrary, Quality Women's Fiction, Eclectica Magazine
Eclectica Magazine
Eclectica is one of the oldest surviving online literary publications. Founded in 1996 by Chris Lott and Tom Dooley, Eclectica's extensive and growing archives features poetry, fiction, nonfiction, miscellany, travel, opinion, and reviews by hundreds of authors from around the world...
, Word Riot
Word Riot
Word Riot is an American online magazine that publishes poetry, flash fiction, short stories, novel excerpts, creative nonfiction, reviews, and interviews. The magazine was launched in March 2002 by author and publisher Jackie Corley with the help of the late Paula Anderson. In 2003, a publishing...
, Amarillo Bay, Literary Mama
Literary Mama
Literary Mama is a U.S.-based online literary magazine focused on publishing writing about motherhood in a variety of genre. The writing found at Literary Mama challenges all types of media to rethink its narrow focus of what mothers think and do...
, Underground Voices Magazine
Underground Voices Magazine
Underground Voices is an American literary magazine created in 2004. Based in Los Angeles, Underground Voices caters to edgy, raw, dark fiction, flash fiction, and poetry. The magazine also publishes the works of visual artists...
, The Huffington Post
The Huffington Post
The Huffington Post is an American news website and content-aggregating blog founded by Arianna Huffington, Kenneth Lerer, and Jonah Peretti, featuring liberal minded columnists and various news sources. The site offers coverage of politics, theology, media, business, entertainment, living, style,...
, Lit103.3 and FRiGG.
She lives in rural Pennsylvania with her husband and two children. She keeps in touch with her fans through her Facebook Fan Page, Twitter and her official website and
blog.
Awards and Nominations
- Michael L. Printz AwardMichael L. Printz AwardThe Michael L. Printz Award is an annual award in the United States for a book that exemplifies literary excellence in young adult literature. It is named for a school librarian from Topeka, Kansas, who was a long-time active member of the Young Adult Library Services Association...
Honor 2011 for Please Ignore Vera Dietz - Edgar AwardEdgar AwardThe Edgar Allan Poe Awards , named after Edgar Allan Poe, are presented every year by the Mystery Writers of America...
finalist for Please Ignore Vera Dietz - American Library AssociationAmerican Library AssociationThe American Library Association is a non-profit organization based in the United States that promotes libraries and library education internationally. It is the oldest and largest library association in the world, with more than 62,000 members....
's Best Books for Young Adults 2010 for The Dust of 100 Dogs - Junior Library Guild selection 2010 for Please Ignore Vera Dietz
- Junior Library Guild selection 2011 for Everybody Sees the Ants
- The Dust of 100 Dogs – 2010 Cybils AwardsCybils AwardsThe Cybils Awards, or Children's and Young Adult Bloggers' Literary Awards, are a series of book awards given by children's and young adult book bloggers...
Finalist - The Dust of 100 Dogs – Indie Next Pick For Teens Spring 2009
- Please Ignore Vera Dietz – YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults 2011
- Please Ignore Vera Dietz – Indie Next List Pick for Teens Winter 2010/11
- Please Ignore Vera Dietz – Kirkus ReviewsKirkus ReviewsKirkus Reviews is an American book review magazine founded in 1933 by Virginia Kirkus . Kirkus serves the book and literary trade sector, including libraries, publishers, literary and film agents, film and TV producers and booksellers. Kirkus Reviews is published on the first and 15th of each month...
Best Books for Teens 2010 - Please Ignore Vera Dietz – Cooperative Children's Book Center's CCBC Choices 2011
- Please Ignore Vera Dietz – Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award nominee 2011/2012
- Please Ignore Vera Dietz – Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens 2011
- Please Ignore Vera Dietz – Michigan Thumbs Up! Award nominee
- Please Ignore Vera Dietz – TAYSHAS High School Reading List 2012
- Please Ignore Vera Dietz – Pennsylvania School Librarian Association's 2010 Top 40 List
Short Fiction Awards
- Nominated for Best New American Voices 2010. ("Monica Never Shuts Up.")
- Finalist in Washington Square fiction contest 2007. ("Monica Never Shuts Up.")
- Story "Leroy Can Tell You When" made the StorySouthStorySouthstorySouth is an online quarterly literary magazine that publishes fiction, poetry, criticism, essays, and visual artwork, with a focus on the Southern United States. The journal also runs the annual Million Writers Award to select the best short stories published each year in online magazines or...
Million Notable Stories List 2009. - Finalist in Glimmer TrainGlimmer TrainGlimmer Train is an American literary journal founded in 1990 in Portland, Oregon. It is published quarterly.-Past contributors:* Brad Barkley* Charles Baxter* Ron Carlson* Greg Downs* Peter Selgin* Andre Dubus III* Aaron Gwyn* Noy Holland...
Very Short Fiction Award 2007. ("How I Became My Father.")