The July issue of US magazine Esquire will include a story from “Carrie” author, Stephen King.

Esquire magazine, well known for its literary tradition, will host Stephen King’s story “The Gingerbread Girl,” in its July edition. Editor David Granger said Monday that King’s 21,000-word story would take up 23 pages of the magazine.

Stephen King, 59, is no stranger to unconventional ways of releasing his work to the public. His novel “The Plant” was published in 2000 online, as an e-book on his website.

Esquire, founded in 1933, has welcomed works and contributions from the likes of Ernest Hemingway and F. Scott Fitzgerald. Truman Capote's “Breakfast at Tiffany's” and Norman Mailer's “An American Dream” were first published in Esquire.

Other authors to have appeared in Esquire are T. Coraghessan Boyle, William F. Buckley, Malcolm Muggeridge and Ron Rosenbaum.

Stephen King rose to fame in 1974, when “Carrie” became his first published novel. Its 1976 screen adaptation was a huge success. Sissy Spacek starred as the title character (and was nominated for an Academy Award) while Brian DePalma directed.