Patrick Joseph King (PJK) is a novelist and short story writer living in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He has worked as a street cleaner, bartender, English teacher, and director of employment programs. Five of his short stories have either won or placed in Canadian Short Story contests. He recently left his 9-5 job to write full time. In early 2021, he received a grant from the Canada Council for the Arts to write a collection of short stories.
