[2][3][4] Evans grew up in the town of Emerald among the Dandenong Ranges, a setting which went on to heavily influence their work.

[8][9][10] They won the Victorian Premier's Literary Award in the People's Choice category for Ida in 2018.

[3][11][12] Evans has contributed short stories to various anthologies - including Kindred, Hometown Haunts and Everything Under the Moon[7] - and works as both an author and editor of zines, including #EnbyLife with Rae White.

[14] They have also written non-fiction articles for the ABC, Overland, The Guardian and The Saturday Paper.

[15][16][2][3] In 2024, Evans was one of several authors at the centre of the ongoing State Library Victoria Teen Writing Bootcamp controversy in which a scheduled workshop for children was cancelled by the Library ostensibly due to the need for a "child and cultural safety review".