Julia Alvarez

Back Roads Readings was created to bring esteemed poets and writers, both local and regional, to read their work to people in the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont. JULIA ALVAREZ Julia Alvarez left the Dominican Republic for the United States at the age of ten. She is the author of six novels, three nonfiction books, four collections of poetry, and eleven books for children and young adults. In 2013 President Barak Obama awarded Alvarez the National Medal of Arts in recognition of her extraordinary storytelling. In 2024, she was the subject of an American Masters documentary, “Julia Alvarez: A Life Reimagined, “on PBS. In 2026, Knopf will publish Visitations, a new collection of poetry. Alvarez is one of the founders of Border of Lights, a movement to promote peace and collaboration between Haiti and the Dominican Republic. She lives in Vermont. Back Roads Readings was created to bring esteemed poets and writers, both local and regional, to read their work to people in the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont. JULIA ALVAREZ Julia Alvarez left the Dominican Republic for the United States at the age of ten. She is the author of six novels, three nonfiction books, four collections of poetry, and eleven books for children and young adults. In 2013 President Barak Obama awarded Alvarez the National Medal of Arts in recognition of her extraordinary storytelling. In 2024, she was the subject of an American Masters documentary, “Julia Alvarez: A Life Reimagined, “on PBS. In 2026, Knopf will publish Visitations, a new collection of poetry. Alvarez is one of the founders of Border of Lights, a movement to promote peace and collaboration between Haiti and the Dominican Republic. She lives in Vermont. Show More