William John Watkins (born 1942)[1] is a science fiction writer and poet.[2]
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
editBooks
edit- 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
edit| 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
edit- ^ Authorwars, Bibliography: William John Watkins (accessed 24 Nov. 2012)
- ^ The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction, pg 1302.
- ^ Locus Magazine, Rhysling Awards by Year(accessed 24 Nov. 2012)
- ^ William John Watkins, Author Bio and Work (accessed 24 Nov. 2012)
- ^ Dean, Allan (September 10, 2015). "Brookdale Announces 2015 Visiting Writers Series". Atlantic Highlands Herald. Retrieved 22 July 2022.