William John Watkins

Fiction Writer, Poet

Asbury Park, NJ

New Jersey US

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Author's Bio

William John Watkins was a member of the founding faculty at Brookdale Community College in New Jersey from which he recently retired. He has published more than 500 poems and over 100 stories in such magazines as Rhino, South Carolina Review, Hellas, Asimov’s, Cosmopolitan, and Commonweal. His hobbies are racing motorcycles off road with his son, Chad, and teaching himself to draw realistically.

Publications & Prizes

Fiction

Journals:

Asimov's Sci-Fi Magazine

Commonweal

Hellas

MacGuffin

Rhino Magazine

Satire

Poetry

Books:

Cosmic Thunder (Avon, 1996)

Tracker: The Story of Tom Brown, Jr. (Prentice Hall, 1978)

Prizes won:

"We Die as Angels, and Come Back as Men", 2005 Rhysling Award
"Wife of My Youth, Look Back, Look Back" 1994 Hellad Award
"All My Ancestors Breathe With Me" Pushcart Nomination
"Beggar in the Livingroom" Nebula Award Finalist

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Last update: Apr 29, 2013