Evan Vandermeer (born October 8, 1991, Highland Park, Illinois, U.S.A.), recruiter for a philanthropic advisory and funding organization. Alumnus of the Haiku Society of America’s Mentorship Program. Publishing free verse, haiku, and haibun in journals since 2021; included in the HSA Mentorship Program anthology (2022), Gurga and Metz’s Haiku 2023, and A New Resonance 14 (2025). Current editor of the Haiku Society of America Newsletter; resides in Madison, Tennessee.