William John Watkins

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

William John Watkins (born 1942 ) is a science fiction writer and poet. His middle-name is commonly written as "Jon."

In the 1970s and 1980s he was known for novels, but in the last decade he has primarily been a poet. In 2002 he won the Rhysling Award for short poem for We Die as Angels. He has also placed or won at the Asimov's Science Fiction poll for poetry.

Bibliography

Ecodeath (1972) (with Gene Snyder)
The God Machine (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)

References

The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction, pg 1302.

External links

Fantastic Fiction
William John Watkins at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database

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