Will Evans

Will Evans is a publisher, translator, and entrepreneur. In 2013, Evans founded Deep Vellum Publishing, a nonprofit indie book publisher dedicated to translating the world’s best novels into English for American audiences. Evans also founded Deep Vellum Books in early 2016, a brick-and-mortar bookstore and cultural community center in Dallas’s historic Deep Ellum neighborhood. Evans earned two Bachelor of Arts degrees from Emory University in History and Russian Language and Culture. He also received a Master of Arts in Russian Culture at Duke University.

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