About Evan Quitelle

ABOUT EVAN QUITELLE

Evan Quitelle Brockington is a native of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Evan is the eldest of seven siblings raised by a single mother after losing his father at the age of three. His mother instilled in him the belief in God, good manners, and how to be a gentleman. In 1984 at the age of 17, he joined the United States Navy where he has served for the past 28 years. He has had the good fortune to have earned the rank of Master Chief Petty Officer.

While in the Navy he took part in the Hurricane Katrina Relief efforts where he was directly responsible for coordinating the evacuation of the victims of the hurricane. He received a Navy Commendation Medal for his efforts. Other Navy awards include the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal (2 awards), Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal (6 awards), Good Conduct Medal (5 awards) and Military Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal (2 awards). Today he serves as an Equal Opportunity Advisor for the Surface Forces in support of the Navy’s world wide operations.

A romantic at heart, it was those early years in the Navy that Evan discovered a talent for writing. He would write love letters while away in foreign ports and would later turn to writing poems. Writing came with ease and he enjoyed the magic of words. He would later attend a creative writing class in which he excelled and fueled his passion to write. Evan dreamed of writing a book of poetry and “Indian Summer” became his first published work. It is a journey through his life told with poems of love inspired by the things he wishes his father could have experienced with him. He grew up not really knowing his paternal side of the family so “Indian Summer” like it’s definition is the return of the prodigal sun. In 2005 his mother suffered a stroke in which she did not recover all of her motor skills. She has been calling him by his first and middle name ever since and he decided to use it as his pen name. He has currently completed his second book titled "Signals of Smoke and Ash."

He holds a Master of Arts Degree in Education and Human Development from The George Washington University. He currently resides in Virginia Beach, Virginia.