William John Watkins Explained

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

Books

• Book: Watkins, William Jon . E. V. Snyder . amp . Ecodeath . registration . New York . Doubleday . 1972 .
• Book: Watkins, William Jon . The God machine . registration . 1973 .
• 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

width=25%	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.

External links

• Fantastic Fiction

Notes and References

1. Authorwars, Bibliography: William John Watkins (accessed 24 Nov. 2012)
2. [The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction]
3. Locus Magazine, Rhysling Awards by Year(accessed 24 Nov. 2012)
4. http://www.redfez.net/authors/273 William John Watkins, Author Bio and Work
5. News: Dean . Allan . Brookdale Announces 2015 Visiting Writers Series . 22 July 2022 . Atlantic Highlands Herald . September 10, 2015.