A group of college students and a professor pose in front of the iron gate at Stephen King's Bangor home. Several are holding paperback copies of King's novel, "The Shining."
Caroline Bicks’s undergraduate American Ghost Stories class visiting Stephen King’s home in Bangor, where they spoke with King himself about “The Shining”.
A group poses in front of Stephen King's Bangor home
McGillicuddy Humanities Center Undergraduate Fellows visiting the Stephen King Archive with archivist Robin Furth
A group of college students pose with Stephen King outside, in front of a glass-walled building.
Stephen King visiting students to speak about turning his novel “Lisey’s Story” into a series for Apple TV
Ken Belson speaks at a podium with an image of his New York Times article, "A Small Town Gave Up Tackle Football" on the screen behind him. The article includes a photo of several young football players in uniform.
New York Times journalist Ken Belson speaking with Ellie Markovitch’s Photojournalism class
Journalist Ken Belson at a conference table conversing with student journalists
New York Times journalist Ken Belson sharing pizza and advice with some of the Maine Campus staff (Stephen King, a Maine Campus columnist himself when he was an undergrad, appears in an iconic image from those days above Belson’s head!)
Journalist Ken Belson with student newspaper staff
NYT Journalist Ken Belson visiting the editorial team at The Maine Campus student newspaper
Cordell Cole facing a group of high school students standing in front of a blue curtain. They are holding signs that each list one word, as other students look on.
Cordell Cole teaching OHS students the art of iambic pentameter
Sarah Enloe speaking to three high school students on a basketball court, two of them kneeling while the other stands. They each hold a script, while other students look on.
Sarah Enloe from the American Shakespeare Center working with Orono High School students on a Midsummer Night’s Dream scene
Stephen E. King Chair in Literature logo

The Stephen E. King Chair in Literature was established in the University of Maine Foundation with a $1 million gift from the Harold Alfond Foundation in honor of the UMaine alumnus’ substantial body of work and his creative impact.

Student Funding Application

The endowed fund supports the creation of innovative learning opportunities for students, and activities that advance creative writing, literature and the humanities on campus and in the community. UMaine students may apply for King Chair funding at the link below:

Stephen E. King Chair Student Funding Application (External)

Internship Fellowship Application

Students enrolled in ENG 496/WGS 411 are eligible to apply for a Stephen E. King Chair in Literature Internship Fellowship. These fellowships are designed to support students seeking unpaid internship opportunities, allowing students to pursue work in non-profits, social justice work, or otherwise unpaid internship experiences.

Apply for an Internship Fellowship (External)

Stephen E. King Chair Lecture Series

A headshot of Ken Belson standing on the Super Bowl 50 football field.

Ken Belson, New York Times journalist, on “Investigating the N.F.L.”

Susan Choi, National Book Award-winner, on her novel “Trust Exercise”

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Patricia Wen, former editor of the Boston Globe Spotlight team, on “Investigative Journalism in a ‘Post-truth Age’”

graphic of a hand holding a protest sign saying "Good and Mad"

Rebecca Traister, cultural critic and writer, on her book “Good and Mad: The Revolutionary Power of Women’s Anger”

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Lisa Klein on her novel “Ophelia: ‘Hamlet’s Girlfriend Gets a Life’”

Leigh Gilmore, feminist critic and writer, on “Testimony, Confession, and the #MeToo Movement”

Sean McDermott Street in Dublin, Corpus Christi parade with women from the nearby Our Lady of Charity of Refuge Magdalene convent, escorted by the Irish police, 1960's.

Professor James Smith on “Ireland’s Magdalene Laundries, Academic Advocacy, and Restorative Justice”

Community Workshops

“Will and Grace” writer Adam Barr on “Writing to Keep Hollywood Relevant”

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Professional Actor Cordell Cole and American Shakespeare Center education director Sarah Enloe on Others, Othering, and “Othello”