Justin Torres

Justin Torres

Justin Torres at Ubud Writers & Readers Festival 2012
Born 1980 (age 3536)
New York City
Occupation Novelist, writer
Nationality American, Puerto Rican
Website
www.justin-torres.com

Justin Torres (born 1980) is an American novelist.

Early life

Justin Torres was born to a father of Puerto Rican descent and a mother of Italian and Irish descent. He has a 2010-2012 Stegner Fellowship at Stanford University.[1]

Career

His first novel, We the Animals (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2011),[2] won an Indies Choice Book Awards (Adult Debut Honor Award) and was also a Publishing Triangle Award finalist and a NAACP Image Award nominee (Outstanding Literary Work, Debut Author).[3]

Torres was also chosen by Salon.com as one of the sexiest men of 2011.[4]

References

  1. "Stanford Creative Writing Program". Stanford.edu. Archived from the original on November 13, 2011. Retrieved 2011-11-20.
  2. Salvatore, Joseph (2011-09-23). "We the Animals — By Justin Torres — Book Review". The New York Times.
  3. "Radcliffe Institute for Advance Study Harvard University Fellows: Justin Torres" Harvard.edu. Retrieved 10-07-13.
  4. "Salon's Sexiest Men of 2011 | Slide Show". Salon.com. Retrieved 2011-11-20.
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