John W. Evans is the author of two memoirs, two poetry collections, and other work. His books have won prizes including the Peace Corps Writers Book Prize, a ForeWord Reviews Book Prize, the River Teeth Book Prize, the Rattle Chapbook Poetry Prize, and the Trio Award. A recent Stegner Fellow, he is the Phyllis Draper Lecturer of Creative Nonfiction at Stanford University. (http://www.johnwevans.com)