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'''Jon Evans''' (born 1973) is a [[Canada|Canadian]] [[novelist]] and [[journalist]]. |
'''Jon Evans''' (born 1973{{cn|date=September 2014}}) is a [[Canada|Canadian]] [[novelist]] and [[journalist]]. |
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==Early life== |
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==Career== |
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⚫ | Evans won the 2005 [[Arthur Ellis Awards|Arthur Ellis Award]] for Best First Novel from the [[Crime Writers of Canada]] for his book ''Dark Places'' and has been reviewed in such publications as ''[[The Economist]]''<ref>{{cite news|title=Treats off the street|date= 10 Aug 2006|page= 71|work=The Economist}}</ref> and ''[[The Washington Post]]''.<ref>{{cite news|date=23 Oct 2005|author=Lipez, Richard |title=Interview with Jon Evans|work=The Washington post}}</ref> His graphic novel ''The Executor'' was named one of the ten best of 2010 by [[Comic Book Resources]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2011/01/26/my-best-ten-of-ten/|title= My best ten of ‘ten!|website=Comic Book Resources|date=January 26, 2011}}</ref> and his novel ''Beasts of New York'' won a 2011 [[ForeWord]] Book Of The Year medal.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://botya.forewordreviews.com/finalists/2011/fantasy/ |website=BOTYA |date=2011 |title=2011 Finalists in Fantasy (Adult Fiction)}}</ref> |
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⚫ | Evans has also written for magazines such as ''[[Wired magazine|Wired]]'' and ''[[The Walrus]]'', and the newspaper ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'', and he writes a weekly column for ''[[TechCrunch]]''. Now based in [[Berkeley, California]], he frequently travels the world to research the locations of his novels.{{cn|date=September 2014}} |
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⚫ | Evans won the 2005 [[Arthur Ellis Awards|Arthur Ellis Award]] for Best First Novel from the [[Crime Writers of Canada]] for his book ''Dark Places'' |
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⚫ | Evans has also written for magazines such as ''[[Wired magazine|Wired]]'' and ''[[The Walrus]]'', and the newspaper ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'', and he writes a weekly column for ''[[TechCrunch]]''. Now based in [[Berkeley, |
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==Bibliography== |
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===Novels=== |
===Novels=== |
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(All can be downloaded at Feedbooks.com) |
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*''Dark Places'' - 2004 (UK title: ''Trail of the Dead'')([http://www.feedbooks.com/userbook/24565/dark-places download at Feedbooks]) |
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*{{cite book|title=Dark Places (''UK title:'' Trail of the Dead)|date= 2004| url=http://www.feedbooks.com/userbook/24565/dark-places }} |
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*{{cite book|title=Blood Price|date= 2005 |url=http://www.feedbooks.com/userbook/28807/blood-price }} |
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*{{cite book|title=Invisible Armies|date=2006 |url=http://www.feedbooks.com/userbook/24564/invisible-armies }} |
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*{{cite book|title=The Night of Knives|date= 2007 |url=http://www.feedbooks.com/userbook/14338/night-of-knives }} |
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*{{cite book|title=Beasts of New York|edition =1.0, Online (longer and unedited)|date= 2011 |url=http://www.feedbooks.com/userbook/2976/beasts-of-new-york-unedited}} |
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*{{cite book|title=Beasts of New York|edition =2.0, Published (shorter and edited)|date= 2011 |url=http://www.feedbooks.com/userbook/23420/beasts-of-new-york-published-version}} |
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*{{cite book|Swarm|date=2012 |url=http://www.feedbooks.com/userbook/24466/swarm }} |
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===Graphic Novels=== |
===Graphic Novels=== |
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*{{cite book|title=The Executor|date= 2010 |url=http://dccomics.com/vertigo/graphic_novels/?gn=14395 |publisher=Vertigo Comics}} |
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*{{cite book|title=The Coder|date= 2011 }} (Read volume 1 online at [http://www.engineering.com/Blogs/tabid/3207/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/953/categoryId/18/The-Coder--Volume-1.aspx Access Volume 1 online at Engineering.com]]) |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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*{{cite web|url=http://www.rezendi.com |website=Rezendi.com|title=Official Website}} |
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*{{cite web|url=http://www.beastsofnewyork.com/ |title=Beasts of New York|website=Beasts of New York}} |
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*{{cite web|url=http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&VideoID=13598815 |website=MySpace |title=Video trailer for ''Invisible Armies''}} |
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*{{cite web|website=Feedbooks|title=Jon Evans|url=http://www.feedbooks.com/userbooks/recent?penname=Jon+Evans&user=42723}} |
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==References== |
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Revision as of 07:57, 15 September 2014
Jon Evans | |
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Born | Kitchener-Waterloo, Canada | April 11, 1973
Occupation | Novelist, Journalist |
Nationality | Canadian |
Genre | Thriller, fantasy |
Jon Evans (born 1973[citation needed]) is a Canadian novelist and journalist.
Early life
Born to an expatriate Rhodesian father and Canadian mother, Evans grew up in Waterloo, Ontario and graduated from the University of Waterloo.[citation needed]
Career
Evans won the 2005 Arthur Ellis Award for Best First Novel from the Crime Writers of Canada for his book Dark Places and has been reviewed in such publications as The Economist[1] and The Washington Post.[2] His graphic novel The Executor was named one of the ten best of 2010 by Comic Book Resources,[3] and his novel Beasts of New York won a 2011 ForeWord Book Of The Year medal.[4]
Evans has also written for magazines such as Wired and The Walrus, and the newspaper The Globe and Mail, and he writes a weekly column for TechCrunch. Now based in Berkeley, California, he frequently travels the world to research the locations of his novels.[citation needed]
Bibliography
Much of Evans' work is released under a Creative Commons license and can be downloaded for free.[5]
Novels
(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 (1.0, Online (longer and unedited) ed.). 2011.
- Beasts of New York (2.0, Published (shorter and edited) ed.). 2011.
- . 2012 http://www.feedbooks.com/userbook/24466/swarm.
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Graphic Novels
- The Executor. Vertigo Comics. 2010.
- The Coder. 2011. (Read volume 1 online at Access Volume 1 online at Engineering.com])
Journalism
- "Blood, Bullets, Bombs and Bandwidth". Slashdot. July 24, 2003.
- "Wiring the War Zone". Wired. No. 13.09. 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.
External links
- "Official Website". Rezendi.com.
- "Beasts of New York". Beasts of New York.
- "Video trailer for Invisible Armies". MySpace.
- "Jon Evans". Feedbooks.
References
- ^ "Treats off the street". The Economist. 10 Aug 2006. p. 71.
- ^ Lipez, Richard (23 Oct 2005). "Interview with Jon Evans". The Washington post.
- ^ "My best ten of 'ten!". Comic Book Resources. January 26, 2011.
- ^ "2011 Finalists in Fantasy (Adult Fiction)". BOTYA. 2011.
- ^ "Steal This Book!". TechCrunch. January 21, 2012.