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Justin Torres wins the 2012 VCU Cabell First Novelist Award!

Read the announcement here.
Justin will be reading at the VCU Cabell First Novelist Festival in November. Find details here.

We the Animals is a finalist for the 2012 Indies Choice Book Awards! Vote!

BOOKSELLERS can vote for We the Animals for an Indies Choice Award here.

See the winners here.

We The Animals Nominated for NAACP Image Awards

NAACP Image Awards

The NAACP Image Awards is the nation’s premier multi-cultural awards show celebrating the outstanding achievements and performances of people of color in the arts (television, recording, literature, motion picture and writing & directing), as well as those individuals or groups who promote social justice through their creative endeavors.

We The Animals by Justin Torres is among five nominees in the category, “Outstanding Literary Work – Debut Author.” The awards will be announced on February 17.

Justin Torres named one of Salon’s Sexiest Men of 2011

Read the article here.

United States Artists interviews USA Rolón Fellow Justin Torres about Bread Loaf

In 2009, United States Artists awarded Justin the USA Rolón Fellowship. In 2010, USA Program Director Amada Cruz talked to Justin about his experience waiting tables at Bread Loaf during the summer of 2007.

Read the interview here.

Read Justin’s 2009 Fellowship announcement here.

More about Bread Loaf here.