March 10, 2025
For Immediate Release
Contact: Judith Briles
Judith@Briles.com
303-885-2207
Who Will Join Legendary Horror Author Stephen King in Authors' Hall of Fame? Nominate Now!
Denver, CO March 10, 2025 – The Colorado Authors' Hall of Fame made its first induction in September of last year and was the first Hall of Fame in the nation to honor the breadth of work authors put forth. Among the first and the most towering of Inductees in that ceremony was renowned horror author Stephen King, whose 1977 novel The Shining featured a haunted hotel based off the Stanley Hotel in Estes Park. Other contributions to Colorado Stephen King made were setting his post-apocalyptic epic The Stand in Boulder, and his 1987 chiller Misery in the fictional small town of Sidewinder.
Other authors that were inducted included the late great adventure giant Clive Cussler, award-winning sci-fi author Connie Willis, and national icon Madeleine Albright.
Information about the induction, donations, events, board members and future inductees can all be found at www.ColoradoAuthorsHallofFame.org.
The event was considered a resounding success by those who attended, with everyone dining on fine food, chatting among themselves, and emotionally charged speeches were made by of Marilyn Van Derbur and to the delight of attendees, mystery writer John Dunning shared his journey, and historical romance author Kris Tualla wowed the crowd. Everyone who attended also went home with a wide array of goodies, from books written by the inductees, to posters that were made exclusively for the event by photographer and Inductee John Fielder.
2019 Inductee Jerry Jenkins advises authors with his tips for writing success, "Starting your writing career with a book is like going to graduate school when you should be in kindergarten. Start small and short, get a quarter million clichés out of your system, learn the business, learn the craft, learn to work with an editor, learn to write."
The next Induction of the Hall of Fame will be held on September 6, 2025. Nominations for authors to be inducted are now open to the public on the Hall's website, www.ColoradoAuthorsHallofFame.org.
The public is invited to visit the website, read the criteria for nominations, and nominate authors who they believe would be ideal to include in the 2025 celebration.
About Colorado Authors' Hall of Fame®
Authors' Hall of Fame® 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. Inductees are authors who've made a major impact on others with their words. The Authors' Hall of Fame® recognition endeavors to ensure their legacies never die.
The next Induction of the Hall of Fame® will be held September 6, 2025 at the DoubleTree Hilton Denver Tech Center in Greenwood Village, Colorado. Nominations for authors to be inducted are now open to the public on the Hall's website, www.ColoradoAuthorsHallofFame.org. Additional information about the upcoming Induction event, donations, events, board members and future inductees is also available on the website.
The public is invited to visit the website, read the criteria for nominations, and encouraged to nominate authors who they believe would be ideal to include in the 2025 celebration.
Press inquiries: Judith Briles, Judith@Briles.com or 303-885-2207.
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