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Floyd Salas [1]

Listed as: 
Fiction Writer, Poet
Email: 
floydsalas@comcast.net
Bio: 

Both my first novel, Tattoo the Wicked Cross, and my memoir, Buffalo Nickel, are featured in Masterpieces of Hispanic Literature (HarperCollins 1994).My fiction, non-fiction and poetry manuscripts as well as letters and biographical information are archived in the Floyd Salas collection in the Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley. Tattoo the Wicked Cross, earned a place on the San Francisco Chronicle's Western 100 List of Best 20th Century Fiction.

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
Yes
In which languages are you fluent?: 
English
Born in: 
Walsenberg
Raised in: 
Oakland, CA
California
Website: 
https://www.floydsalas.com [2]
Prizes won: 

NEA; California Art Council Literary Fellowship; Eugene F. Saxton Fellowship; Joseph Henry Jackson Award; Rockefeller Foundation Fiction Fellowship; PEN Oakland Literary Censorship Award; 2002-2003 Regent’s Lecturer at University of California, Berkeley; American Book Awards - Lifetime Achievement;

Identifies as: 
Latino/Latina/Latinx
Prefers to work with: 
Any

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Links
[1] https://www.pw.org/directory/writers/floyd_salas [2] https://www.floydsalas.com