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The American West will come to life in northeast Oklahoma this October as award-winning authors, filmmakers, actors, historians and admirers of Western culture gather for four days of storytelling, education and entertainment during the 2026 Will Rogers Medallion Award celebration, October 28–31.Events will include a free wine-and-cheese book signing, school outreach programs, the Craft of Writing the West Conference, a community Meet & Greet, the star-studded An Evening with Will, the Will Rogers Days Parade and the annual Will Rogers Medallion Award Banquet.
WESTERN AUTHORS OPEN THE CELEBRATION IN CLAREMORE
The festivities begin Wednesday, October 28, from 6–8 p.m., with a wine-and-cheese book signing at the Claremore Museum of History, 121 North Weenonah Avenue in Claremore.
The event is free and open to the public. Readers will have an opportunity to meet accomplished Western authors, purchase personally signed books and talk with the writers whose work is helping preserve the stories, history and traditions of the American West.
Participating writers will include international bestselling authors Kathleen O’Neal Gear and W. Michael Gear, New York Times bestselling author Chris Enss, and award-winning authors Bill Markley, Joni Franks, Harriet Lewis and Preston Lewis.
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121 N. Weenonah Avenue, Claremore, OK, United States, Oklahoma 74017
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