William John Watkins

William John Watkins (born 1942)[1] is a science fiction writer and poet.[2]

For other people named William Watkins, see William Watkins (disambiguation).

In the 1970s and 1980s he was known for novels, but in the last decade he has primarily been a short story writer and poet. In 2002 he won the Rhysling Award for short poem for We Die as Angels.[3]

Watkins was a professor of humanities and one of the founding faculty members of Brookdale Community College in New Jersey, from which he retired in 2008.[4][5] His middle-name is commonly written as "Jon."

Bibliography

Books
  • Watkins, William Jon & E. V. Snyder (1972). Ecodeath. New York: Doubleday.
  • Watkins, William Jon (1973). The God machine.
  • Clickwhistle (1973)
  • The Litany of Sh'reev (1976) (with Gene Snyder)
  • What Rough Beast (1980)
  • The Centrifugal Rickshaw Dancer (1985) (Legrange League)
  • Going to See the End of the Sky (1986) (Legrange League)
  • The Last Deathship off Antares (1989)
  • Cosmic Thunder (1996)

Poems
Title Year First published Reprinted/collected
Indefensible disclosures 2013 Watkins, William John (Apr–May 2013). "Indefensible disclosures". Asimov's Science Fiction. 37 (4&5): 73.
The old time traveler's song 2014 Watkins, William John (Jan 2014). "The old time traveler's song". Asimov's Science Fiction. 38 (1): 51.

References
  1. Authorwars, Bibliography: William John Watkins (accessed 24 Nov. 2012)
  2. The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction, pg 1302.
  3. Locus Magazine, Rhysling Awards by Year(accessed 24 Nov. 2012)
  4. William John Watkins, Author Bio and Work (accessed 24 Nov. 2012)
  5. Dean, Allan (September 10, 2015). "Brookdale Announces 2015 Visiting Writers Series". Atlantic Highlands Herald. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
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