Oscar Hokeah (born 25 December 1975) is a Native American writer, best known for his debut novel Calling for a Blanket Dance (2022) that 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. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
  2. ↑ Miller, Kerri; Gordon, Kelly (19 August 2022). "Debut novelist Oscar Hokeah highlights the pain and healing power of Indigenous communities". MPR News. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
  3. ↑ Williams, Kaya (14 April 2023). "Aspen Public Radio: Aspen Words Literary Prize finalist Oscar Hokeah draws from personal experience in debut novel". www.aspentimes.com. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
  4. ↑ Herrera, Allison (18 April 2023). "Oklahoma author Oscar Hokeah's debut novel comes from a decolonized perspective". KOSU. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
  5. ↑ Trimel, Suzanne (14 March 2023). "Oscar Hokeah Binds Together the Threads of Native American Experience in His Debut Novel Calling for a Blanket Dance". PEN America. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
  6. ↑ Bark, Lindsey (12 September 2022). "Hokeah debuts 'Calling for a Blanket Dance' novel". Cherokee Phoenix. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
  7. ↑ Arkema, Allie (13 October 2022). "Oscar Hokeah". Authors Unbound. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
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