Floyd Salas (January 24, 1931 – October 17, 2021) was an American novelist, social activist, boxer and boxing coach. His work is well known in the
San Francisco Bay Area
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and among aficionados of both Latino literature and 60s era protest literature.
He was a cofounder of
PEN Oakland PEN Oakland is a branch of PEN, an international literary and human rights organization. PEN Oakland was founded in 1989 by Ishmael Reed and co-founders Floyd Salas, Claire Ortalda and Reginald Lockett. PEN Oakland annually sponsors the PEN Oakland ...
in 1989, and he won a 2013 lifetime achievement
American Book Award
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from the
Before Columbus Foundation
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.
Salas died after a long illness in
Berkeley, California
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, on October 17, 2021, at the age of 90. He was survived by his wife, the writer Claire Ortalda, and a son.
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1931 births
2021 deaths
American Book Award winners
American fiction writers
PEN Oakland/Josephine Miles Literary Award winners
People from Walsenburg, Colorado
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