| Intro | American writer |
| Is |
Writer Novelist |
| From | United States of America |
| Type | Literature |
| Gender | male |
| Birth | 19 July 1942, Coaldale, Schuylkill County |
| Age: | 78 years |
William John Watkins (born 1942) is a science fiction writer and poet. He was a member of the faculty of Brookdale Community College in New Jersey, from he is now retired. 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.