The 36th annual Oklahoma Book Awards ceremony was held on May 16 at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City. The event celebrates outstanding works by Oklahoma writers, illustrators, designers, photographers, and publishers. Winners were announced across multiple categories, and attendees heard from this year’s Arrell Gibson Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, Mike Wimmer.

Books are recognized each year for excellence in fiction, nonfiction, children’s and young adult literature, poetry, and the design/illustration/photography category. To be eligible for consideration, books must be written by an Oklahoman, about the state, or feature an Oklahoma theme.