Daren King
 Laurence Daren King (born 1972 in Harlow Essex) is an award-winning English novelist. His debut novel Boxy an Star was shortlisted for the 1999 Guardian First Book Award and longlisted for the 1999 Booker Prize. He won first prize in the Nestle Children's Book Prize (6 to 8 year old category) in 2006. King has lived most of his life in London.Laurence Daren King left school with only one GCSE in English and worked in computing.