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William John Watkins

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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

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Books

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  • 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

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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

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  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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