was born in Coldwater, Michigan, the youngest of the four children of
John and Nellie Evans.
Enlisting in the U. S. Navy after leaving high school, he served as a
musician before and during the First World War. He played in concert
and dance bands for several years after leaving the service and still
finds enjoyment in listening to good music, although he no longer
performs on any instrument.
He learned to read even before he entered kindergarten and has always
had a fondness for the strange and off-trail in stories. When science
fiction and fantasy first gained their own magazines, he became a
regular reader of them--and still is.
Evans began attending conventions of the "fans" of science fiction with
the first "Chicon," or Chicago Convention, and he has not missed one
since. He finds both enjoyment and profit from meeting the people who
are also interested in this kind of literature.
From reading to writing was a logical step--although not an easy
one, but Mr. Evans has made the step successfully. In addition to
his novels, he has over forty short stories to his credit. All of
these reflect his optimism about the future of the human race, and
his firm belief that the great majority of people are "swell guys."
He confidently expects to see man's first spaceship make a successful
flight within his lifetime--and thinks it will not be long after
that before many of the astonishing happenings and forward-looking
inventions of his stories will be actualities.