Stephen to receive the 2011 Mason Award

Posted: February 15th, 2011 11:41:52 am

Stephen has been selected as the 2011 recipient of the Mason Award from the Fall for the Book Festival at George Mason University in Fairfax, VA.   He will be presented the award at a ceremony on September 23, 2011 and will be speaking and/or reading for approximately 30-45 minutes.  Details regarding the speech and a possible signing to follow are still being negotiated.  More information, including how to secure tickets for the event, will be posted on fallforthebook.org

Dark Tower Casting News - Roland Deschain

Posted: January 27th, 2011 7:44:45 am

Mike Fleming of Deadline Hollywood is reporting that Oscar-winning actor Javier Bardem has been offered  the role of Roland Deschain in the upcoming Dark Tower films and television series. For more information, see Deadline Hollywood using the link below.

We will post more info on whether or not Javier accepts the role as soon as a decision has been made.

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Shivers 6 Shipping from Cemetery Dance

Shivers 6 Shipping from Cemetery Dance Image Posted: January 6th, 2011 3:21:08 pm

Cemetery Dance Publications is now shipping Shivers 6 edited by Richard Chizmar, and two of the longest pieces in this acclaimed new anthology are "The Crate" by Stephen King, his long lost novella, and "A Special Place" by Peter Straub, a novella.  "The Crate" is the original novella that the comic in Creepshow was based on and it has never been published in one of King's collections.

Featuring original dark fiction with a handful of rare reprints, Shivers 6 is available only from Cemetery Dance Publications.

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Full Dark, No Stars UStream Event

Posted: December 20th, 2010 9:25:46 am

On Wednesday, December 8th, 2010 Simon & Schuster and Scribner hosted a live online conversation with Stephen about Full Dark, No Stars. You can watch the captured video of the 25 minute chat at the links below. - Great content.

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DT Film & TV News Tracker Updated

Posted: December 20th, 2010 8:56:57 am

The Dark Tower Film & TV News Tracker has been updated with an entry from the LA times and Ron Howard. The brief interview covers several aspects of the upcoming series including the overall structure, pre-production work, and casting ideas.  You can read more at the links below.

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UStream Event - Updated

Posted: December 17th, 2010 12:12:08 pm

On Wednesday, December 8th, 2010 Simon & Schuster and Scribner hosted a live online conversation with Stephen about Full Dark, No Stars. You can watch the captured video of the 25 minute chat at the links below. - Great content.

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Chadbourne Artwork on Cafe Press

Posted: December 6th, 2010 10:34:11 am

Holiday artwork by Glenn Chadbourne has been added to The Haven Foundation's Cafe Press Store.  These hand-painted original works were created by Maine artist, Glenn Chadbourne, for Stephen's personal use. Now you can be a part of the twisted fun. See the link below for more information.

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Haven Foundation Artwork Auction

Posted: December 2nd, 2010 11:46:08 am

The Haven Foundation is auctioning a signed pen and ink illustration by Glenn Chadbourne featuring the Dark Tower.  For more information on this special holiday auction see the link below.  Happy holidays and best wishes from the Haven Foundation!

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Full Dark No Stars UStream Event

Posted: November 29th, 2010 3:04:22 pm

This event has now past. If you missed the live broadcast, you can check back here in the future for rebroadcast info or file postings to our Multimedia page.


Stephen will be participating in a live UStream chat on December 8th at 7:00pm Est. See below for the latest details.

A Conversation with Stephen King
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM ET
Join bestselling author Stephen King in a live chat about his new book, FULL DARK, NO STARS. Tune in Wednesday, December 8th, 2010 - 7pm EST/4pm PST.

Official Dark Tower Movie/TV News

Posted: October 29th, 2010 2:51:58 pm

ComicBookMovie.com has reported that NBC Universal has set the release date for the first Dark Tower film. Opening May 17th 2013, the first film will be released just in time for the summer movie season.

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