Bio

John W. Evans is the author of three books: Should I Still Wish: A Memoir (University of Nebraska Press, 2017), Young Widower: A Memoir (University of Nebraska Press, 2014), and The Consolations: Poems (Trio House Press, 2014). His books have won prizes including the Peace Corps Writers Book Prize, a ForeWord Reviews Book Prize, the River Teeth Book Prize, and the Trio Award. Should I Still Wish was selected by Poets and Writers magazine as a “new and noteworthy” title of January/February 2017, and is published in the American Lives Series. His work appears in The Missouri Review (2016 Editor’s Prize Finalist), Poets & Writers, Slate, Boston Review, ZYZZYVA, The Rumpus, and Best American Essays 2011 (Honorable Mention), as well as the chapbooks, No Season (FWQ, 2011) and Zugzwang (RockSaw, 2009). John is currently the Draper Lecturer of Creative Nonfiction at Stanford University, where he was previously a Jones Lecturer and a Wallace Stegner Fellow. He lives in Northern California with his wife and three young sons. He is at work on his first novel.

Academic Appointments

  • Lecturer, Creative Writing

Contact

  • Academic
    wevbo@stanford.edu
    University - Academic staff Department: English Position: Lecturer

Additional Info

  • Mail Code: 2087

2021-22 Courses

All Publications

  • Should I Still Wish: A Memoir The American Lives Series Evans , J. W. University of Nebraska Press. 2017
  • Young Widower: A Memoir The River Teeth Book Prize Series Evans, J. W. The University of Nebraska Press. 2014
  • The Consolations: Poems Trio Prize Series Evans, J. W. Trio House Press. 2014