A few tickets for this event now available here.
The Fall for the Book Festival at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia, has chosen Stephen King as the 2011 recipient of the Mason Award for his “extraordinary contributions to bringing literature to a wide reading public.” He’ll receive the award at a ceremony on September 23, 2011, with a limited book signing following the event.
King is the author of more than 50 worldwide bestsellers, and his career has spanned nearly five decades, from his debut novel “Carrie,” to his up-coming novel “11/22/63” due to be released November 8th.
If you’re an avid Stephen King book collector, check out this list of collectible books in the Stephen King “Rare Book Room” (Signed Limited Editions, Signed First Editions, Matching Volume Sets).
Free tickets for the Mason Award Presentation will be available to the general public the morning of August 15th and are available through George Mason University’s Center for the Arts box office. Ticket Request Forms will be available beginning August 15th at 9AM EST. Stay tuned to Book Signing Central by signing up for our Email Newsletter for updated ticketing information.
Event Information
Date: 9/23/2011
Time: 7:30 PM – 8:45 PM
Venue: GMU’s Fairfax Campus, Concert Hall, Center for the Arts
Ticket Price: Free and open to the public
Stephen King Complete List of Published Works:
# 1960 – People, Places, And Things – Volume 1 (with Chris Chelsey)
# 1964 – The Star Invaders (limited edition)
# 1974 – Carrie
# 1975 – Salem’s Lot
# 1977 – The Shining
# 1978 – Night Shift (stories)
# 1978 – The Stand
# 1979 – The Dead Zone
# 1980 – Firestarter
# 1981 – Cujo
# 1981 – Danse Macabre (nonfiction about horror)
# 1981 – Roadwork
# 1982 – Creepshow (comic book, illustrated by Bernie Wrightson)
# 1982 – The Dark Tower I: The Gunslinger
# 1982 – Different Seasons (novellas)
# 1983 – Christine
# 1983 – Pet Sematary
# 1983 – Cycle of the Werewolf
# 1984 – The Talisman (with Peter Straub)
# 1985 – Skeleton Crew (stories)
# 1985 – The Bachman Books (novel collection)
# 1986 – It
# 1987 – The Eyes of the Dragon
# 1987 – Misery
# 1987 – The Dark Tower II: The Drawing of the Three
# 1988 – The Tommyknockers
# 1988 – Nightmares in the Sky (photo book with text by King)
# 1988 – Dark Visions
# 1989 – The Dark Half
# 1989 – Dolan’s Cadillac (limited edition)
# 1989 – My Pretty Pony (limited edition)
# 1990 – The Stand: The Complete & Uncut Edition
# 1990 – Four Past Midnight (stories)
# 1991 – Needful Things
# 1991 – The Dark Tower III: The Waste Lands
# 1992 – Gerald’s Game
# 1993 – Dolores Claiborne
# 1993 – Nightmares & Dreamscapes (stories)
# 1994 – Insomnia
# 1995 – Rose Madder
# 1995 – Umney’s Last Case
# 1996 – The Green Mile (originally published as a monthly serial consisting of six parts)
# 1996 – Desperation
# 1997 – Six Stories (stories)
# 1997 – The Dark Tower IV: Wizard and Glass
# 1998 – Bag of Bones
# 1999 – Storm of the Century
# 1999 – The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon# 1999 – The New Lieutenant’s Rap (limited edition)
# 1999 – Hearts in Atlantis
# 1999 – Blood and Smoke (audio book)
# 2000 – Riding the Bullet (electronically published novella)
# 2000 – The Plant (electronically published trilogy)
# 2000 – Secret Windows
# 2000 – On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft (nonfiction autobiography)
# 2000 – Dreamcatcher
# 2001 – Black House (with Peter Straub)
# 2002 – From a Buick 8
# 2002 – Everything’s Eventual: 14 Dark Tales
# 2003 – The Dark Tower I: The Gunslinger (revised edition)
# 2003 – The Dark Tower V: Wolves of the Calla
# 2004 – The Dark Tower VI: Song of Susannah
# 2004 – The Dark Tower VII: The Dark Tower
# 2004 – Faithful: Two Diehard Boston Red Sox Fans Chronicle the Historic 2004 Season
# 2005 – The Colorado Kid
# 2006 – The Secretary of Dreams
# 2006 – Cell
# 2006 – Lisey’s Story
# 2008 – Duma Key
# 2008 – Just After Sunset
# 2009 – Stephen King Goes to the Movies
# 2009 – The Little Sisters of Eluria (limited edition)
# 2009 – “Graduation Afternoon” (in PostScripts)
# 2009 – “Throttle” (in He is Legend)
# 2009 – UR (e-novella available only on Kindle)
# 2009 – Under the Dome
# 2009 – “A Good Marriage”
# 2009 – “Big Driver”
# 2009 – “1922?
# 2009 – “Fair Extension”
# 2010 – Blockade Billy
# 2010 – Full Dark, No Stars
# 2011 – 11/22/63
Thanks for the info, tix go on sale tomorrow!
Tix are now gone for this event