Oscar Hokeah

Oscar Hokeah (born 25 December 1975) is a Native American writer, best known for his debut novel Calling for a Blanket Dance (2022), which won the Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award and was an Aspen Words Literary Prize finalist in 2023. A graduate of the University of Oklahoma and the Institute of American Indian Arts, he is a citizen of the Cherokee Nation.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]

References

1. Cassara, Joseph (16 August 2022). "Family, Home and Heartbreak in Three Debuts". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 30 March 2023. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
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6. Bark, Lindsey (12 September 2022). "Hokeah debuts 'Calling for a Blanket Dance' novel". Cherokee Phoenix. Archived from the original on 19 January 2024. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
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