John Milton Oskison (1874–1947) was a Native American writer, editor and journalist.

He attended Willie Halsell College[8] in Vinita, where he met and befriended Will Rogers.

But after one year, his short story "Only the Master Shall Praise" won a competition held by The Century Magazine, and he became a professional writer.

At the time of his death, his fourth novel and his partial autobiography were in manuscript form only.

[10] In 1995, Stanford established the John Milton Oskison Writing Competition, held annually.