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Virginia Evans | |
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| Born | June 2, 1986 South Carolina, U.S. |
| Occupation | Author |
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| Notable works | The Correspondent |
| Notable awards | Women's Prize for Fiction |
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Virginia Evans (born on June 2, 1986) is an American novelist. She won the 2026 Women's Prize for Fiction with her novel The Correspondent.
Early life and education
[edit]Evans was born in South Carolina in 1986.[1][2] Her family moved to Severna Park, Maryland, in the early 1990s, when she was in elementary school, where she would live most of her childhood.[3] Her father managed retirement communities, while her mother was an event planner for a catering company.
She received a Bachelor's degree in English literature from James Madison University.[2] There she met her husband, Mark Evans.[3] In 2019, she and her family moved from the United States to Dublin so that she could pursue a Master's degree in creative writing from Trinity College Dublin.[4][5] She started writing The Correspondent after returning to the United States. She lives in Winston-Salem, NC[6] and is married with two children.[3]
Before The Correspondent, Evans wrote seven unsuccessful books over 18 years, completing her first when she was 19. She wrote a self-published novel in 2019.[3] While working on her novels, she ran the Rotary Club in her city for seven years, she was the scheduler for an orthopedic surgeon for a few years, she worked for a bankruptcy lawyer for a year, and was a barista.[7]
Works
[edit]- Evans, Virginia (April 29, 2025). The Correspondent. New York: Random House. ISBN 978-0-593-79843-0.[3][8]
By December 2025, The Correspondent had sold 550,000 copies and was on The New York Times best-seller list.[9] The novel went on to win the 2026 Women's Prize for Fiction.[10]
References
[edit]- ↑ Patterson, Amanda (June 2, 2026). "Literary Birthday – 2 June – Virginia Evans". writerswrite.co.za. Retrieved July 4, 2026.
- 1 2 Evans, Virginia (November 14, 2025). "Meet the Author: Virginia Evans, "The Correspondent"" (YouTube). Interviewed by Dukess, Karen. Darien, Connecticut: Darien Library; Barrett Bookstore. Retrieved July 4, 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Trachtenberg, Jeffrey A. (November 7, 2025). "She Almost Gave Up. Now She Has the Year's Unlikely Hit Novel". Business. The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved July 3, 2026.
- ↑ More, Renee-Itsbooktalk & (June 10, 2025). "Books & Beyond: A Literary Conversation With Virginia Evans, Author of The Correspondent". ItsBookTalk & More. Retrieved November 10, 2025.
- ↑ Tagen-Dye, Carly. "How The Correspondent Became This Year's Breakout Hit Novel". People. Retrieved March 27, 2026.
- ↑ "Virginia Evans | Penguin Random House". PenguinRandomhouse.com. Retrieved November 10, 2025.
- ↑ Krug, Nora (November 26, 2025). "The story behind the feel-good novel of the year". Books. The Washington Post. Retrieved July 4, 2026.
- ↑ Sperti, Holli (April 23, 2025). "Miraculous and Mundane, "The Correspondent" Explores Rebirth in a Winter Season". southernreviewofbooks.com. Retrieved November 10, 2025.
- ↑ Alter, Alexandra; Harris, Elizabeth A. (December 23, 2025). "From 'Mona's Eyes' to 'Theo of Golden': This Year's Surprise Hit Novels". The New York Times.
- ↑ Loffhagen, Emma (June 11, 2026). "Women's prize: Virginia Evans wins for fiction and Lyse Doucet takes award for nonfiction". The Guardian. Retrieved June 11, 2026.
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