[1][2] Evans was also instrumental in Dallas' creation of a poet laureate position.
[5] In 2024, in acknowledgment of his work in bringing French literature to English-reading audiences, he was made a Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres by the French Ministry of Culture.
He attended Emory University, where he received a Bachelor of Arts in History and Russian Language and Culture in 2005.
Evans moved to Dallas, Texas and founded Deep Vellum Publishing in 2013.
Under the leadership of John O’Brien, Dalkey Archive published, among other authors, Jon Fosse.