Steve Watkins

Steve Watkins is an accomplished American author, best known for his work in young adult and children's literature. He is perhaps most famous for his Ghosts of War series, which explores the experiences of young soldiers during wartime. Watkins is also a dedicated teacher, having taught journalism, creative writing, and Vietnam War literature at the University of Mary Washington. In addition to his work in education, he is a trained yoga instructor and works as an investigator and advocate for abused and neglected children through the child advocacy organization CASA. He and his wife, Janet, are co-directors of the religious education program at the Fredericksburg Unitarian Universalist Church.

In addition to his work in young adult fiction, Watkins has also written a number of short stories and a nonfiction novel. His short story collection, which includes the Paterson Fiction Prize finalist "My Chaos Theory," was published in 2006 and received an honorable mention at the Virginia Library Fiction Award. Watkins' nonfiction novel, "The Black O," was published in 1997 by the Georgia Press and tells the story of the biggest class action lawsuit of employment discrimination in the history of the United States.

Steve Watkins is the author of several young adult novels, including "Stolen by Night," "On Blood Road," "Juvie," "What Comes After," and "Great Falls." He has also written the middle-grade novels "Down Sand Mountain," "Sink or Swim," and the "Ghosts of War" series, which includes "The Secret of Midway," "Lost at Khe Sanh," "AWOL in North Africa," and "Fallen in Fredericksburg." In addition to his work as an author, Watkins is the co-founder and editor of "Pie & Chai," a monthly magazine available online. He continues to write and teach in Fredericksburg, Virginia, where he lives with his wife and four daughters.