Strategies Final Week to Nominate Author Hall of Fame Candidates … Who Will They Be in 2025?

It’s the final week to nominate outstanding authors for inclusion to the Colorado Authors Hall of Fame. WHO would you like to see honored? If they are connected to Colorado in any way, nominate them. 

• Who are authors that you love to read?
• Who are the authors who have influenced you?
• Who are the authors who have made a difference in your life?

Authors and their words impact millions every day. Nominate yours that have a connection to Colorado by birth, residency at some time, or have used Colorado themes or locations in their books at one time. Up to 12 authors will be nominated for the 2025 Hall of Fame. Decisions will be made by the Nominating Committee members and the Hall’s Board and announced in June.

All nominations come from the public via the form on the Hall’s website. their favorite Colorado Authors for the 2025 Induction. The induction ceremony will be held on September 6, 2025, at the DoubleTree Hilton-Denver Tech Center in Greenwood Village, Colorado.

Information about the induction, donations, events, board members and future inductees can all be found at www.ColoradoAuthorsHallofFame.org.

Colorado Hall of famers include living and legacy authors. Literary giants like Stephen King, Avi, Kevin Anderson, Robert Heinlein, Jerry Jenkins, Madeleine Albright, Louis L’Amour, Michael Gear, Kathleen Gear, Philip Yancey, Temple Grandin, Clive Cussler, Philip Yancey, and James Michner have been inducted. Influential authors like Sandra Dallas, Tom Noel, Kris Tualla, Rex Burns, Carol Fenster, Manuel Ramos, Penny Rafferty, Patricia Raybon, Mary Kelly, Patricia Limerick, John Fielder, Jill Tietjen, Helen Thorpe, Margaret Coel, Mary Taylor Young, Justin Matot, and Marilyn VanDerbur have been honored.

The criteria for the nominations for the Hall of Fame are as follows:

• They write about Colorado or include a location or event in Colorado as part of their published work.
• Made significant and enduring contributions to their fields of work.
• Helped open new frontiers for writing styles, ideas, and concepts.
• Inspired others by the breadth of their writing and work.

Advanced the status of authors.

The Hall strives to educate the people of Colorado and the country about the stories of the authors who shaped their works using their personal presence and the environment of our State with courage, leadership, intelligence, compassion, and creativity. It wants to include authors who’ve made a major impact on others with their words. To make sure their legacies never die.

WHO would you like to see honored? You have until Sunday to get your nomination in via the Hall’s website HERE. 

And add the date to your calendar. Doors to the Gala will open at 5:30 pm for the big night on September 6, 2025.

Dr. Judith Briles is a book publishing expert and coach. Often, she must roll up her writing sleeves and become a Book Doctor, juicing up storylines and author words. She empowers authors and works directly with authors who want to be seriously successful and has been writing about and conducting workshops on publishing since the ’80s. Judith is the author of 48 books and 60 book awards including Author YOU: Creating and Building Your Author and Book Platforms, Snappy Sassy Salty: Success for Authors and Writers, and How to Create a Million Dollar Speech. Her personal memoir When God Says NO-Revealing the YES When Adversity and Loss Are Present is a #1 bestseller on Amazon and her historical fiction debut The Secret Journey and The Secret Hamlet. The Secret Rise, book 3 and her first cookbook, Cooking with Judith will be published in 2025. Collectively, her books have earned over 50 book awards. Judith speaks throughout the year at publishing conferences. 

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