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.

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."

M. L. Hanson and Judith Briles created the Colorado Authors Hall of Fame in 2014; the first inductees were honored in 2019. 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.

Inductees

Colorado Authors Hall of FameNameImageBirth–DeathYearMarilyn Van Derbur Atler(born 1937)2019Rex Burns(born 1935)2019Margaret Coel(born 1937)2019John Dunning(1942–2023)2019John Fielder(1950–2023)2019W. C. Jameson (born 1942)2019Jerry Jenkins(born 1949)2019Stephen King(born 1947)2019Ann Parker2019Dom Testa2019Helen Thorpe(born 1963)2019Jill Tietjen(born 1954)2019Kris Tualla2019Connie Willis(born 1945)2019Mary Taylor Young2019Madeleine Albright(1937–2022)2019Clive Cussler(1931–2020)2019Sybil Downing(1930–2011)2019George Cory Franklin(1872–1962)2019Louis L'Amour(1908–1988)2019Minnie Reynolds(1865–1936)2019Ann Haymond Zwinger(1925–2014)2019Joyce Meskis(1942–2022)2019Kevin J. Anderson(born 1962)2021Penny Rafferty Hamilton(born 1948)2021dallaJustin Matott2021Sandra Dallas(born 1939)2021Carol Fenster(born 1935)2021W. Michael Gear(born 1955)2021Charlotte Hinger2021Manuel Ramos2021Patricia Raybon2021Richard Weissman2021Flint Whitlock2021"Avi" Edward Wortis(born 1937)2021Robert Heinlein(1907–1988)2021James Michener(1907–1997)2021John Edward Williams(1922–1994)2021Hannah Marie Wormington(1914–1994)2021Sue Lubeck(1933–2021)2021Jeanne Abrams(born 1951)2023Kathleen O'Neal Gear(born 1954)2023Temple Grandin(born 1947)2023Bill Hamilton2023Peter Heller(born 1959)2023Mary Kelly2023Patricia Nelson Limerick(born 1951)2023Thomas Jacob Noel(born 1945)2023Linda Wommack2023Philip Yancey(born 1949)2023Abelardo "Lalo" Delgado(1931–2004)2023John Denver(1943–1997)2023

See also

List of Colorado-related lists

References