| Colorado Authors Hall of Fame | |
| Year: | 2019 |
| Location: | Denver, Colorado |
| Country: | United States |
| 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]
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.[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.
| Name | Image | Birth–Death< | --Leave parentheses/brackets in place per MOS:BLPLEAD--> | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marilyn Van Derbur Atler | (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 | (born 1942) | 2019 | ||
| Jerry Jenkins | (born 1949) | 2019[4] | ||
| Stephen King | (born 1947) | 2019 | ||
| Ann Parker | 2019[5] | |||
| Dom Testa | 2019 | |||
| Helen Thorpe | (born 1963) | 2019 | ||
| Jill Tietjen | (born 1954) | 2019 | ||
| Kris Tualla | 2019 | |||
| Connie Willis | (born 1945) | 2019[6] | ||
| Mary Taylor Young | 2019 | |||
| Madeleine Albright | (1937-2022) | 2019 | ||
| Clive Cussler | (1931-2020) | 2019 | ||
| Sybil Downing | (1930-2011) | 2019 | ||
| George Cory Franklin | (1872-1962) | 2019 | ||
| Louis L'Amour | (1908-1988) | 2019 | ||
| Minnie Reynolds | (1865-1936) | 2019 | ||
| Ann Haymond Zwinger | (1925-2014) | 2019 | ||
| Joyce Meskis | (1942-2022) | 2019 | ||
| Kevin J. Anderson | (born 1962) | 2021[7] | ||
| Penny Rafferty Hamilton | (born 1948) | 2021dalla[8] | ||
| Justin Matott | 2021 | |||
| Sandra Dallas | 2021[9] | |||
| Carol Fenster | 2021 | |||
| W. Michael Gear | (born 1955) | 2021 | ||
| Charlotte Hinger | 2021 | |||
| Manuel Ramos | 2021[10] | |||
| Patricia Raybon | 2021 | |||
| Richard Weissman | 2021 | |||
| Flint Whitlock | 2021 | |||
| "Avi" Edward Wortis | (born 1937) | 2021 | ||
| Robert Heinlein | (1907-1988) | 2021 | ||
| James Michener | (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 | (born 1947) | 2023 | ||
| Bill Hamilton | 2023 | |||
| Peter Heller | 2023 | |||
| Mary Kelly | 2023 | |||
| Patricia Nelson Limerick | (born 1951) | 2023 | ||
| Thomas Jacob Noel | 2023 | |||
| Linda Wommack | 2023 | |||
| Philip Yancey | (born 1949) | 2023 | ||
| Abelardo "Lalo" Delgado | (1931-2004) | 2023[12] | ||
| John Denver | (1943-1997) | 2023 |