Born to an expatriateRhodesian father and Canadian mother, Evans grew up in Waterloo, Ontario, and graduated from the University of Waterloo.[4] He holds a degree in electrical engineering and possesses over 10 years of experience working as a software engineer.[5] Evans currently resides in Berkeley, California, with his wife, who is an attorney.[6][7]
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Evans received the prestigious 2005 Arthur Ellis Award for Best First Novel from the Crime Writers of Canada for his book Dark Places. His works have garnered attention and reviews from esteemed publications such as The Economist[8] and The Washington Post.[9]The Executor, his graphic novel, was recognized as one of the top ten graphic novels of 2010 by Comic Book Resources,[10] while his novel Beasts of New York was awarded a 2011 ForeWord Book of the Year medal.[11]
In addition to his fiction writing, Evans has contributed to various magazines, including New Scientist, The Times of India, The Walrus, and Wired. He has also penned articles for esteemed newspapers such as The Globe and Mail and The Guardian, and currently writes a weekly column for TechCrunch.[12][13] Currently residing in San Francisco, California, Evans frequently embarks on global travels to conduct research for his novels, immersing himself in diverse locations.[14][15]
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Much of Evans' work is released under a Creative Commons license and can be downloaded for free.[16]
evans, confused, with, tori, amos, bass, player, also, named, other, people, with, similar, names, john, evans, disambiguation, jonathan, evans, disambiguation, born, april, 1973, canadian, novelist, journalist, adventure, traveler, software, engineer, born, 1. Not to be confused with Tori Amos s bass player also named Jon Evans For other people with similar names see John Evans disambiguation and Jonathan Evans disambiguation Jon Evans born April 11 1973 1 is a Canadian novelist journalist adventure traveler and software engineer 2 3 Jon EvansBorn 1973 04 11 April 11 1973 age 50 Kitchener Waterloo Ontario CanadaOccupationNovelist JournalistNationalityCanadianGenreThriller fantasy Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Bibliography 3 1 Novels 3 2 Graphic novels 3 3 Travel writing 3 4 Journalism 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksEarly life editBorn to an expatriate Rhodesian father and Canadian mother Evans grew up in Waterloo Ontario and graduated from the University of Waterloo 4 He holds a degree in electrical engineering and possesses over 10 years of experience working as a software engineer 5 Evans currently resides in Berkeley California with his wife who is an attorney 6 7 Career editEvans received the prestigious 2005 Arthur Ellis Award for Best First Novel from the Crime Writers of Canada for his book Dark Places His works have garnered attention and reviews from esteemed publications such as The Economist 8 and The Washington Post 9 The Executor his graphic novel was recognized as one of the top ten graphic novels of 2010 by Comic Book Resources 10 while his novel Beasts of New York was awarded a 2011 ForeWord Book of the Year medal 11 In addition to his fiction writing Evans has contributed to various magazines including New Scientist The Times of India The Walrus and Wired He has also penned articles for esteemed newspapers such as The Globe and Mail and The Guardian and currently writes a weekly column for TechCrunch 12 13 Currently residing in San Francisco California Evans frequently embarks on global travels to conduct research for his novels immersing himself in diverse locations 14 15 Bibliography editMuch of Evans work is released under a Creative Commons license and can be downloaded for free 16 Novels edit All can be downloaded at Feedbooks com Dark Places UK title Trail of the Dead 2004 Blood Price 2005 Invisible Armies 2006 The Night of Knives 2007 Beasts of New York 2011 Swarm 2012 Exadelic 2023 17 Graphic novels edit The Executor illustrated by Andrea Mutti Vertigo Comics 2010 18 The Coder Engineering com 2010 a href Template Cite journal html title Template Cite journal cite journal a Cite journal requires journal help Travel writing edit No Fixed Address 2015 19 Journalism edit Blood Bullets Bombs and Bandwidth Slashdot July 24 2003 Wiring the War Zone Wired Vol 13 no 9 September 2005 In the Shadow of Doom The Walrus 2006 Free Delivery Birth in Haiti The Walrus 2008 Better Dying Through Chemistry The Walrus October 23 2008 Can A Video Game Make You Cry Maisonneuve January 2009 Burning With Desire The Walrus September 13 2010 This Is Where The Magic Happens TechCrunch June 7 2011 Save Helpless Faraway Africans From The Comfort Of Your Armchair TechCrunch March 10 2013 Such DFW Very Orwell So Doge Wow TechCrunch January 11 2014 See also editList of University of Waterloo peopleReferences edit Jon Evans rezendi Jon Evans TechCrunch John Evans Home Rezendi Jon Evans author OverDrive Retrieved September 15 2014 Jon Evans TechCrunch Retrieved September 15 2014 LinkedIn Retrieved January 8 2020 Susan Brown Treats off the street The war on terror is good for thrillers The Economist August 10 2006 p 71 Lipez Richard October 23 2005 Mysteries Escape from Sarajevo Review of Jon Evans s The Blood Price The Washington Post My best ten of ten Comic Book Resources January 26 2011 2011 Finalists in Fantasy Adult Fiction BOTYA 2011 Jon Evans author OverDrive Retrieved September 15 2014 Jon Evans TechCrunch Retrieved September 15 2014 Jon Evans Travel Tales Jon Evans About the Author Steal This Book TechCrunch January 21 2012 Jon Evans on Twitter Twitter Retrieved 2022 04 14 Esposito Joey May 24 2010 Vertigo Crime s The Executor Review Is the Vertigo Crime line continuing to evolve Crave Online Jon Evans on TwitterExternal links editOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jon Evans amp oldid 1177261117, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
