Linda Evans (author)
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December 6, 1958
Linda Evans | |
|---|---|
| Born | Linda Ellen Evans December 6, 1958 Crawfordsville, IN |
| Died | June 13, 2023 (aged 64) Pinellas Park, Florida |
| Occupation | Author |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Flagler College |
| Genre | Science fiction, fantasy |
Linda Ellen Evans (December 6, 1958 – June 13, 2023)[1][2] was an American science fiction writer. She was an author of ten novels and four anthologies, as well as of several other co-authored novels. In 1996 her published novels had sold more than 100,000 copies. She has been published in English, German, and Russian, as well as hardback, paperback, and book-club editions.[2]
Evans was born December 25,[3] 1958. She grew up in Crawfordsville, Indiana and attended Crawfordsville High School.[2] After graduation she attended Flagler College in St. Augustine, Florida.[2]
She began a career at the University of Florida in the 1980s, working in the university's College of Dentistry and its Gator Band office. During the 1990s, Evans was employed at the University of Florida’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences as a writer in the department of Marketing and Communications and during the late 2000s in the Institute's International Programs office.[2] Her title was Coordinator Educational Media/Communications and International Focus Newsletter Editor. She was a writer, editor, webmaster and web graphic designer, photographer and print-document graphic designer, marketing and public relations specialist, event coordinator, and international-visitor tour organizer. Evans retired from the University of Florida after a 28-year career there.[citation needed]
