| Kem Nunn | |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Novelist, Screenwriter |
| Genres | Fiction |
Kem Nunn is an American fiction novelist, surfer, magazine and television writer from California. His novels have been described as "surf-noir" for their dark themes, political overtones and surf settings. He is the author of five novels, including his seminal surf novel Tapping the Source.
He has collaborated with producer David Milch on the HBO Western drama series Deadwood. Milch and Nunn co-created the HBO series John from Cincinnati, a surfing series set in Imperial Beach, California which premiered on June 10, 2007.
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Kem Nunn grew up in Pomona and Northern California. He currently lives in Orange County, California. He has written the novels, Tapping the Source, Dogs of Winter, Pomona Queen, Unassigned Territory and Tijuana Straits. He received an MFA in creative writing from UC Irvine.
Nunn joined the crew of the HBO western drama Deadwood as a writer for the third and final season in 2006. The series was created by David Milch and focused on a growing town in the American West. Nunn wrote the episode "Leviathan Smiles".[1]