Stephen Carpenter Biography

Fast Facts

• Won Best Screenplay at the Fantafestival in 1984 for "The Power," an award he shared with Jeffrey Obrow
• Earned his degree from the University of California, Los Angeles School of Theater, Film and Television
• Started writing when he was in seventh grade, starting with plays and short stories inspired by Poe, Shakespeare and popular authors of his day
• Credits his interest in writing in the paranormal genre to Stephen King and his son, who inspired him to read such fantasy series as "Harry Potter" and "Twilight․"
• His first novel, "Killer," held the #1 position on Amazon's Mystery/Thriller list when it was published on the Amazon Kindle in 2010
• If he could choose one super power to have it would be the ability to stop time
• Has given lectures on writing and story structure at the University of Southern California's School of Cinematic Arts