William A. Simms is a native Philadelphian, the eighth child in a family of thirteen, with five children of his own. As a young man, in the late fifties and early sixties, he was an aspiring singer, performing in local groups for a number of years. When stardom came close but ultimately eluded him, he turned to songwriting, arranging and producing his own musical material. He eventually left the music industry and established businesses in other fields.

A desire to speak out about the injustices imposed upon African-Americans led him to become a regular contributor of articles to the African-American Journal, a Philadelphia based periodical. He found that he enjoyed writing, and this discovery led to the production of longer works of social commentary and eventually to his first novel, Zuro! A Tale of Alien Avengers, a unique story of racial conflict. Since its publication, Mr. Simms has completed a second novel, Crisis of Identity, which was published in the winter of 1997. 

Crisis of Identity - Meet Gina Epps who says,"Black men don't turn me on . . . I don't know, it's their hair . . . their lips . . . oh, just everything about them!"  Gina Marlene Epps is outraged when she learns that her new boss is Steven Richards, the first black attorney to come on board at the law firm where she works. Steven is a dynamic criminal lawyer, who as the story unfolds, not only becomes involved in solving a high profile murder case, but also becomes involved in Gina's life. Can he change her? Should he try?

ISBN:  0965097013
Title:  Crisis of Identity
Author:  William A. Simms, Nora Wright (Editor)
Publisher:  Waverly Hs
Date Published:  September 1997
Format:  Trade Paper

Zuro a Tale of Alien Avengers - A unique story of racial conflict, combining adventure and romance with a provocative statement of black empowerment. The book's premise is that blacks and whites are descendents of people who came to Earth long ago from two different planets, Zuro and Cyripton. In the year 2000, the Zurons visit Earth and find that the majority of blacks are poverty-stricken and powerless, dominated by the descendents of the white Cyriptons. The Zurons hope to accomplish parity for the dark peoples of the earth by negotiation and persuasion, but find that they must resort to force in response to white resistance.

ISBN:  0965097005
Title:  Zuro a Tale of Alien Avengers
Author:  William A. Simms, Nora Wright (Editor)
Publisher:  Waverly Hs
Date Published:  August 1996
Format:  Trade Paper