William P. Robertson
William P. Robertson earned a B.S. in English from Mansfield University, Mansfield, Pennsylvania. Since college, he has worked in factories, taught high school English, and run a successful house painting business. He also freelances short stories, poetry, and articles and has been published in over 480 magazines in the U.S.. Canada, England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, Romania, Australia, New Zealand, and Malaysia. His other writing credits include eleven poetry collections, two audio books of horror verse, two volumes of short stories, and seven historical fiction novels about the famous Civil War sharpshooters--the Bucktails. In his spare time Bill enjoys photography, trout fishing, deer hunting, and Civil War reenacting. He belongs to the Company I Bucktail unit of McKean County in Pennsylvania and is a lifelong Pittsburgh Pirates fan. Below is a complete list of Robertson's published books:
Poetry Volumes:
BURIAL GROUNDS (Triton Press, 1977)
GARDEZ AU FROID (Triton Press, 1979)
ANIMAL COMFORTS (Vega Press, 1981)
LIFE AFTER SEX LIFE (Four Winds Press, 1983)
WATERS BOIL BLOODY (Robyl Press, 1990)
1066 (Robyl Press, 1992)
HEARSE VERSE (Robyl Press, 1994)
THE ILLUSTRATED BOOK OF ANCIENT, MEDIEVAL & FANTASY BATTLE VERSE (Robyl Press, 1996)
DESOLATE LANDSCAPES (Robyl Press, 1997)
BONE MARROW DRIVE (Chuck's Electronic Press, 1997)
GHOSTS OF A BROKEN HEART (Infinity Publishing, 2005)
Audio Books (Co-written with ShadowFox):
GASP! (Robyl Press, 1999)
UNTIL DEATH DO IMPART (Robyl Press, 2002)
Novels (Co-written with David Rimer):
HAYFOOT, STRAWFOOT: THE BUCKTAIL RECRUITS (White Mane Publishing, 2002)
THE BUCKTAILS' SHENANDOAH MARCH (White Mane Publishing, 2002)
THE BUCKTAILS: PERILS ON THE PENINSULA (Infinity Publishing, 2006)
THE BUCKTAILS' ANTIETAM TRIALS (White Mane Publishing, 2006)
THE BATTLING BUCKTAILS AT FREDERICKSBURG (White Mane Publishing, 2006)
THE BUCKTAILS AT THE DEVIL'S DEN (Infinity Publishing, 2007)
THE BUCKTAILS' LAST CALL (Infinity Publishing, 2007)
AMBUSH IN THE ALLEGHENIES (Infinity Publishing, 2008)
Short Story Collections:
LURKING IN PENNSYLVANIA (Infinity Publishing, 2004)
DARK HAUNTED DAY (Infinity Publishing, 2006)
Bill is also an award-winning poet. Here is a list of his prizes:
First place in REALITIES LIBRARY's June 1979 poetry contest
Second prize in VEGA MAGAZINE's March 1981 love poem contest
Second prize in the Fall 1987 WRITER'S PLACE POETRY CONTEST sponsored by the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford, PA
Second prize in TRIALITY'S November 1989 horror poem contest
Second prize in the Fall 1993 CONTEMPORARY POETS OF AMERICA & BRITAIN POETRY CONTEST sponsored by Dorrance Publishing Company
Second prize in SHADOW SWORD MAGAZINE's Competition for Finest Poet of the Year 1993-1994
Third Place in the 1997 BLACK ARROW PRESS chapbook contest
First place in the Smethport, PA SESQUICENTENNIAL POETRY CONTEST, June 23, 2003
Numerous prizes for song lyrics in the AMERICAN SONG FESTIVAL and MUSIC CITY SONG FESTIVAL competitions
THE BUCKTAILS AT THE DEVIL'S DEN was a finalist in Best Books 2007 Awards sponsored by USABookNews.com