William John Watkins

William John Watkins

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

* [http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/w/william-jon-watkins/ Fantastic Fiction]
*isfdb name|id=William_John_Watkins|name=William John Watkins


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужна курсовая?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • William Turner Watkins — was an American Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South (MECS) and of The Methodist Church, elected in 1938. He also distinguished himself as a Methodist Pastor, as a University Professor, and as an Editor.Birth and FamilyWilliam was born …   Wikipedia

  • John Watkins — John Watkins, mort en 1812, est un médecin, archiviste et maire de La Nouvelle Orléans. John Watkins est originaire de Philadelphie. Il est arrivé en Louisiane après la vente de la Louisiane par Napoléon 1er aux États Unis. Après la démission du… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • William Watkins — is the name of:* Bill Watkins (1858–1937), Canadian baseball manager * Bill Watkins (Seagate), CEO of Seagate Technology * Bill Watkins (author) (born 1950), Celtic historian, poet, and author of The Once and Future Celt trilogy * Billy Watkins,… …   Wikipedia

  • Watkins — ist der Familienname von: Inhaltsverzeichnis A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z A Aaron S. Watkins (1863–1941), US amerika …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • John W. N. Watkins — John William Nevill Watkins (* 31. Juli 1924 in Woking, Surrey; † 26. Juli 1999 in Salcombe, Devon) war ein englischer Politikwissenschaftler, Philosoph und Wissenschaftstheoretiker sowie ein prominenter Vertreter des kritischen Rationalismus.… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • John Stuart Mill — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Mill. John Stuart Mill Philosophe anglais Époque contemporaine …   Wikipédia en Français

  • William H. Milliken, Jr. — William H. Milliken, Jr. (b. August 19 1897, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania –d. July 4 1969) was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Milliken graduated from Drexel Institute in Philadelphia. After graduating he… …   Wikipedia

  • John William Griggs — John W. Griggs John William Griggs (* 10. Juli 1849 in Newton, Sussex County, New Jersey; † 28. November 1927 in Paterson, New Jersey) war ein US amerikanischer Jurist, Politiker, Gouverne …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • William Augustus Newell — (* 5. September 1817 in Franklin, Ohio; † 8. August 1901 in Allentown, New Jersey) war ein US amerikanischer Politiker und von 1857 bis 1860 Gouverneur von New Jersey sowie zwischen 1880 und 1884 der 11. Territorialgouverneur von Washington.… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • William Sanford Pennington — (* 1757 in Newark, New Jersey; † 18. September 1826 ebenda) war ein US amerikanischer Politiker und von 1813 bis 1815 Gouverneur des Bundesstaates New Jersey. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Frühe Jahre 2 …   Deutsch Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”