Kem Nunn


Kem Nunn is a third-generation Californian novelist, surfer, magazine and television writer who lives in northern California. He has been described as "the inventor of surf-noir" for his novels' dark themes, political overtones and surf settings. He is the author of six novels, including his 1984 seminal debut surf novel Tapping the Source. Tapping The Source inspired the 1991 movie Point Break, and its 2015 remake.
He collaborated with producer David Milch on the third and final season of 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.

Biography

Kem Nunn grew up in Pomona and Northern California. He has written the novels Tapping the Source, Dogs of Winter, Pomona Queen, Unassigned Territory, Tijuana Straits, and Chance. 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". He also wrote for season 5 of Sons of Anarchy.