About Oscar Hokeah
Born 1975. Oscar Hokeah is a writer.
Oscar Hokeah (born December 25, 1975) is a Native American writer.
Education A graduate of the University of Oklahoma and the Institute of American Indian Arts, he is a citizen of the Cherokee Nation and Kiowa Indian Tribe of Oklahoma.
Career and honors His debut novel Calling for a Blanket Dance (2022), which won the PEN/Hemingway Award for Debut Novel and was on the Aspen Words Literary Prize shortlist in 2023.
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