Colorado Authors Hall of Fame

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Colorado Authors Hall of Fame
LocationDenver, Colorado
CountryUnited States
First awarded2019
Website Colorado Authors Hall of Fame

The 'Colorado Authors Hall of Fame is an award for authors from Colorado who are connected to Colorado or use Colorado in their written works. It "celebrates the accomplishments of living and past authors connected to Colorado." It is a volunteer-run 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. [1]

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Their mission is to "honor and promote the works of outstanding published authors from all genres and generations to ensure their legacies will not be lost." [2]

M. L. Hanson and Judith Briles created the Colorado Authors Hall of Fame in 2014; the first inductees were honored in 2019. [1] [3] They present awards every other year, in 2019, 2021 and 2023. There are three sections for the awards: for living authors, deceased authors, and support awards.

The organization also provides Aspiring Authors Scholarships, awarded in even-numbered years. [2]

Inductees

Colorado Authors Hall of Fame
NameImageBirth–DeathYear
Marilyn Van Derbur Atler MarilynVanDerbur.jpeg (born 1937)2019
Rex Burns (born 1935)2019
Margaret Coel (born 1937)2019
John Dunning (1942-2023)2019
John Fielder (1950-2023)2019
W. C. Jameson W.C. Jameson.jpg (born 1942)2019
Jerry Jenkins (born 1949)2019 [4]
Stephen King Stephen King, Comicon.jpg (born 1947)2019
Ann Parker 2019 [5]
Dom Testa2019
Helen Thorpe Helen thorpe 2014.jpg (born 1963)2019
Jill Tietjen (born 1954)2019
Kris Tualla 2019
Connie Willis Connie Willis by Gage Skidmore.jpg (born 1945)2019 [6]
Mary Taylor Young Mary Taylor Young with puppy.jpg 2019
Madeleine Albright Madeleine Albright 1997.jpg (1937-2022)2019
Clive Cussler Clive Cussler 2004.jpg (1931-2020)2019
Sybil Downing (1930-2011)2019
George Cory Franklin (1872-1962)2019
Louis L'Amour Louis L'Amour 1970 (cropped).jpg (1908-1988)2019
Minnie Reynolds Minnie Reynolds Scalabrino on November 16, 1910.jpg (1865-1936)2019
Ann Haymond Zwinger (1925-2014)2019
Joyce Meskis (1942-2022)2019
Kevin J. Anderson Kevin J. Anderson by Gage Skidmore.jpg (born 1962)2021 [7]
Penny Rafferty Hamilton (born 1948)2021dalla [8]
Justin Matott Justin Matott performing at an elementary school.jpg 2021
Sandra Dallas 2021 [9]
Carol Fenster 2021
W. Michael Gear (born 1955)2021
Charlotte Hinger 2021
Manuel Ramos Manuel Ramos 2015.jpg 2021 [10]
Patricia Raybon 2021
Richard Weissman 2021
Flint Whitlock 2021
"Avi" Edward Wortis (born 1937)2021
Robert Heinlein Robert A. Heinlein.jpg (1907-1988)2021
James Michener James Albert Michener * DN-SC-92-05368.JPEG (1907-1997)2021
John Edward Williams (1922-1994)2021
Hannah Marie Wormington (1914-1994)2021
Sue Lubeck (?-2021)2021
Jeanne Abrams 2023 [11]
Kathleen O'Neal Gear (born 1954)2023
Temple Grandin TempleGrandin.jpg (born 1947)2023
Bill Hamilton2023
Peter Heller 2023
Mary Kelly2023
Patricia Nelson Limerick (born 1951)2023
Thomas Jacob Noel 2023
Linda Wommack 2023
Philip Yancey Philip Yancey speaking.jpg (born 1949)2023
Abelardo "Lalo" Delgado (1931-2004)2023 [12]
John Denver John Denver 1974.jpg (1943-1997)2023

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References

  1. 1 2 Bohlen, Teague (September 9, 2019). "The Opening Chapter for the Colorado Authors' Hall of Fame". Westword.
  2. 1 2 "About the Authors' Hall of Fame". Colorado Authors Hall of Fame.
  3. "About the Hall". Colorado Authors Hall of Fame.
  4. Jent, Breeanna (September 13, 2019). "Black Forest author Jerry Jenkins to be inducted into Colorado Authors Hall of Fame". The Denver Gazette.
  5. "Ann Parker named to Colorado Authors' Hall of Fame". Leadville Herald. September 18, 2019.
  6. Markard, Tamara (September 12, 2019). "Greeley resident Connie Willis joins author hall of fame alongside Stephen King and Madeline Albright". Greeley Tribune.
  7. "Western professor named to Colorado Author's Hall of Fame". Gunnison Country Times.
  8. "Hamilton named to Author's Hall of Fame". General Aviation News. July 15, 2021.
  9. "Sandra Dallas suddenly found interest in her Spanish Flu novel — amid COVID". The Colorado Sun. September 3, 2023.
  10. Sabados, David (August 16, 2021). "North Denver Author Inducted Into Authors' Hall of Fame". The Denver North Star.
  11. Atkinson, Emma. "Jeanne Abrams Inducted Into Colorado Authors' Hall of Fame". University of Denver.
  12. del Castillo, Ramón. "A Tribute to Hermano Abelardo "Lalo" Delgado: Poet Laureate de Aztlán". El Seminario.

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