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."