J. Torres
BIO
Biography

J. Torres is a Filipino Canadian comic book writer and graphic novelist. He is perhaps best known for his run on DC Comics’ Teen Titans Go, the Forest of Reading Honour Books Planet Hockey and Stealing Home, the Junior Library Guild and TD Summer Reading Club title Bigfoot Boy, and Lola: A Ghost Story, recipient of an Aesop Accolade from the American Folklore Society. Torres was born in Manila and raised in Montreal where he was educated at McGill University. He is married, has two sons, and currently resides in Whitby, Ontario.

ADDRESS
City: Whitby, Province/Territory: Ontario
EMAIL
LANGUAGES
English
PUBLICATIONS
Publications
Title
Stealing Home
Publisher
Kids Can Press
Year
2021
Title
Planet Hockey: First Star of the Game
Publisher
Scholastic
Year
2020
Title
Lola: A Ghost Story
Publisher
Oni Press
Year
2020
Title
How to Spot a Sasquatch
Publisher
Owl Kids
Year
2018
Title
Brobots and the Shoujo Shenanigans
Publisher
Oni Press
Year
2018
Title
The Mighty Zodiac
Publisher
Oni Press
Year
2017
Title
Brobots and the Mecha Malarkey
Publisher
2017
Year
Oni Press
Title
Brobot and the Kaiju Kerfuffle
Publisher
Oni Press
Year
2016
Title
Alison Dare, Little Miss Adventures
Publisher
Tundra
Year
2010
Title
Alison Dare and the Heart of the Maiden
Publisher
Tundra
Year
2010
AWARDS
Awards
Name
Forest of Reading Silver Birch Express Honour Book
Publication
Stealing Home
Year
2022
Name
Forest of Reading Silver Birch Express Honour Book
Publication
Planet Hockey: First Star of the Game
Year
2o21
Name
Shuster Award Nominee
Publication
Brobots and the Mecha Malarkey
Year
2018
Name
Parents' Choice Award
Publication
Brobots and the Kaiju Kerfuffle
Year
2016
Name
Shuster Award Nominee
Publication
Bigfoot Boy: The Sound of Thunder
Year
2014
Name
Shuster Award for Outstanding Writer
Year
2006
Name
Eisner Award Nominee
Publication
Alison Dare
Year
2004
LINKS
Links
Website
Facebook
Twitter
PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS AND WORKSHOPS
Presentation details
Audience Size
Audience size
50
Presentation Genre
Graphic Novels
Presentation Length
45-60 minutes
School presentation details
Audience Size
50
Intended Audience
Grades 3-6
Presentation Length
45-60 miniutes
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Programs & Interests
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