The Western Writers of America will be holding their conference in Oklahoma City from June 16 to June 20, 2009. Art Burton will be a participant on a panel discussion at the conferece on Thursday, June 18, the name of the panel is "A Landrush of Ideas: Writing about Oklahoma." The conference center is the Sheraton Hotel in Midwest City. Some of the events will also take place at the National Cowboy Hall of Fame and Western Heritage Center.