O. S. King is a literary fiction and academic writer. Their writing has appeared in Covert Literary Magazine and several anthologies.
Shortlisted for the Emerging Writers’ Award at the Brighton Book Festival in 2025.
Winner of the Gay Authors Workshop 2026 Flash Fiction competition (600 word category).
Books
Available from online shops and independent book stores.
Thank you to Dream Street Records for stocking my recent books.
Earlier publications are available free to download.
- 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
- “Racism in Healthcare” (2023) in ABC of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in Healthcare, edited by Shehla Imtiaz-Umer and John Frain, Wiley: London. ISBN 978-1-119-87530-7
Other recent publications
- Short stories and artwork in Covert Literary Magazine (October 2025)
- Anthology Feature: Flash Dances (Paradise Press) 2024
- Anthology Feature: On Shifting Sands (Paradise Press) 2025
Upcoming in 2026/27
- Equality and Inclusion: Process and Change (Non-fiction)
- Bodies in Transit: Art journal and stories of queer exile and resistance.
- Murder, At Christmas? Third Emerson Chopra mystery
Co-Conspirator: Bailey (pictured) feline muse and BFF who critiques drafts between naps. All work is attributed to her too.
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