Harry Willson (23 July 1932 – 9 March 2010 [1]) was a writer of fiction, satire, social commentary, and philosophy, [2] and co-founder of Amador Publishers in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Willson was born in Montoursville, Pennsylvania. [3] He attended Lafayette College in Easton, Pennsylvania, and received a B.A. in chemistry and mathematics. [2] He received a master's of divinity at Princeton Theological Seminary [2] and studied Spanish at University of Madrid. [3] He moved to New Mexico in 1958 with his wife and three children, and he served as Spanish-speaking Presbyterian missionary for eight years. [3] Willson's views toward the church slowly changed, and he left the ministry in 1966. [4] He became a teacher of history, English, and philosophy [4] at Albuquerque Academy from 1966–1973 [3] and at Sandia Prep from 1973–1976. [3]
For the next ten years, Willson wrote books and worked different jobs, including owning a worm ranch, selling produce from an organic garden, selling fireplace heater-inserts, and helping his wife open a drapery business. [5] In 1986, he founded Amador Publishers [6] with his wife, Adela Amador, [2] and in 2006, Willson and Amador changed Amador Publishers to Amador Publishers, LLC, with Zelda Gordon as co-owner and managing editor. [7] Amador Publishers, LLC, has published more than thirty titles from more than fifteen authors, [8] including Gene H. Bell-Villada, Donald Gutierrez, and Eva Krutein. [9] Willson believed his authors emphasized themes he valued, peace, ecology, harmony, and feminism. [4]
Harry Willson (23 July 1932 – 9 March 2010 [1]) was a writer of fiction, satire, social commentary, and philosophy, [2] and co-founder of Amador Publishers in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Willson was born in Montoursville, Pennsylvania. [3] He attended Lafayette College in Easton, Pennsylvania, and received a B.A. in chemistry and mathematics. [2] He received a master's of divinity at Princeton Theological Seminary [2] and studied Spanish at University of Madrid. [3] He moved to New Mexico in 1958 with his wife and three children, and he served as Spanish-speaking Presbyterian missionary for eight years. [3] Willson's views toward the church slowly changed, and he left the ministry in 1966. [4] He became a teacher of history, English, and philosophy [4] at Albuquerque Academy from 1966–1973 [3] and at Sandia Prep from 1973–1976. [3]
For the next ten years, Willson wrote books and worked different jobs, including owning a worm ranch, selling produce from an organic garden, selling fireplace heater-inserts, and helping his wife open a drapery business. [5] In 1986, he founded Amador Publishers [6] with his wife, Adela Amador, [2] and in 2006, Willson and Amador changed Amador Publishers to Amador Publishers, LLC, with Zelda Gordon as co-owner and managing editor. [7] Amador Publishers, LLC, has published more than thirty titles from more than fifteen authors, [8] including Gene H. Bell-Villada, Donald Gutierrez, and Eva Krutein. [9] Willson believed his authors emphasized themes he valued, peace, ecology, harmony, and feminism. [4]