Bio

Elliot Torres was born and raised in Waukegan, Illinois. He moved to New York City alone at the age of 17 in May of 1994 and attended Pace University where he graduated in 1998 with a BA in Communications. He worked behind the scenes in the entertainment industry for several years. From 2000-2002, he was an entertainment journalist for Loquesea.com where he was responsible for writing over 200 articles, which included film and music reviews and interviews with Latino, urban music personalities. In the summer of 2002, his debut collection of poetry, Five Years of Solitary was released to an enthusiastic response. It chronicled his experiences in New York City as a young, gay Puerto Rican man from the age of 17-22.

Undaunted is an account of the second phase of his life in New York City. The volume takes readers on a journey through this young writer’s emotional and professional growth from his 22nd -27th year. Elliot appeared in various publications such as QV, XY, Next, Clik, French publication Baby Boy magazine and Ambiente Magazine. He was on the cover of Ambiente twice (2004 and 2008) and in January 2005 the magazine named him one of the Top Ten Gay Latinos of 2004. He has read his poetry and conducted workshops at many colleges and universities including Brown University, Baruch College, Wheaton College, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and NYU.

Elliot’s third book of poetry, Architecture of a Solipsistic Mind continues the writer’s journey from the age of 27-31. He deals with his past, faces his demons, lives in the moment and exposes his reality about being a gay man in New York City. In 2013, Elliot earned a Certificate in Public Relations from New York University. In July of 2014, Elliot released his fourth poetry book One Last Tryst. Shortly after, he was chosen as the host of The Artists Forum, a show on Manhattan Neighborhood Network and YouTube where he interviewed musicians, writers, singers, actors, producers, filmmakers and industry professionals.

His debut novel Game Over will be released on October 19, 2021. Elliot is currently working on his next writing projects. When not writing, he can be found on the tennis court, in the gym or traveling. His passion for traveling has taken him throughout the globe having visited six of the seven continents which includes twenty-four states and over forty countries. He’s lived in California since 2016 after having lived in NYC for twenty-two years.

Books
Game Over (2021)
One Last Tryst (2014)
Architecture of a Solipsistic Mind (2008)
Undaunted (2004)
Five Years of Solitary (2002)

Education
BA Communications, Pace University
Certificate in Public Relations, New York University
California Licensed Real Estate Agent
National Academy of Sports Medicine, Certified Personal Trainer

Additional Coursework
Gotham Writers Workshop (NYC) - Fiction, Screenwriting and Writing for Documentary Films
The Writing Pad (Los Angeles) - TV Writing and Screenwriting
Margie Haber Studio (West Hollywood) - Acting