The Writers Hall of Fame® of America began in Springfield, Missouri, in 1994, and at the core of its existence is a common passion -- the joy of writing.
With grassroots activities such as writing camps, scholarships, contests, and partnerships in education, the Writers Hall of Fame® of America remains true to its goal of encouraging an interest in writers young and old.
Each year the Writers Hall of Fame® of America holds an induction ceremony, celebrating the works and lives of those who have made significant contributions to the art of writing. Come celebrate with us!Writers Hall of Fame Mission
Headquartered in Springfield, Missouri, the Writers Hall of Fame® of America was founded in 1994 to foster an interest in writing among people of all ages. The organization's mission is three-fold:
* To recognize those who made major contributions to writing.
* To stimulate interest in writing among young people.
* To promote lifelong writing.
* To recognize those who made major contributions to writing.
* To stimulate interest in writing among young people.
* To promote lifelong writing.
Links to Writers Hall of Fame Sites
- Writers Hall of Fame
- Headquartered on the campus of Missouri State University in Springfield, Missouri, the Writers Hall of Fame® of America was founded in 1994 to foster an interest in writing among people of all ages.
- Writers Hall of Fame Inductees
- Each year the Writers Hall of Fame® of America recognizes writers who have made significant contributions to the art we celebrate. We have publicly inducted 40 professional writers including Mark Twain, Robert Frost, Langston Hughes, Dr. Suess and living writers such as journalist Edith McCall and playwright Lanford Wilson.
- Join Now
- If you are an avid reader and a lover of good writing, and/or a writer or a teacher of writing, here is your chance to become part of a cause and a mission that is sweeping the country and bringing back writing as a craft that is to be practiced, admired and celebrated.
Why We Do What We Do...
In early 1776, colonist Thomas Paine wrote a pamphlet entitled Common Sense that incited the colonists to declare their independence, thus giving birth to a new nation.
In 1852, Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin and it rallied abolitionists to fight against the institution of slavery and helped move this new nation toward becoming a place where truly "all men are created equal."
In 1962, Rachel Carson wrote Silent Spring, a book that railed against the use of the pesticide DDT that was killing many of our nation's birds. Because of that book, our national emblem, the Bald Eagle is once again flying in our skies.
In this century, who will write the next great work of social impact that will influence change in the USA? Will anyone be able to write with such power and clarity as Paine, Stowe and Carson? America faces a challenge to our "Right to Write." That challenge has produced what is called the 'E-Generation.' The youth of the Electronic Generation have grown up in an electronic world. Movies, video, electronic games, cell phones, surfing the internet--these activities are stealing both the desire and the ability to read and write from the youth of America.
In the past, whether their words made us laugh, cry, think or believe, writers and all their varied works were not merely acknowledged, they were celebrated. By taking such joy in the written word and passing that spark on to our youth, we fan the flames of passion for writing so that it will once again be revered in this country. By doing this we infuse new generations of Americans with the wonderment of reading and the creative joy that comes from writing well.
And that is why at the heart of the Writers Hall of Fame® of America's mission is the phrase "Celebrate the Joy of Writing."
In 1852, Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin and it rallied abolitionists to fight against the institution of slavery and helped move this new nation toward becoming a place where truly "all men are created equal."
In 1962, Rachel Carson wrote Silent Spring, a book that railed against the use of the pesticide DDT that was killing many of our nation's birds. Because of that book, our national emblem, the Bald Eagle is once again flying in our skies.
In this century, who will write the next great work of social impact that will influence change in the USA? Will anyone be able to write with such power and clarity as Paine, Stowe and Carson? America faces a challenge to our "Right to Write." That challenge has produced what is called the 'E-Generation.' The youth of the Electronic Generation have grown up in an electronic world. Movies, video, electronic games, cell phones, surfing the internet--these activities are stealing both the desire and the ability to read and write from the youth of America.
In the past, whether their words made us laugh, cry, think or believe, writers and all their varied works were not merely acknowledged, they were celebrated. By taking such joy in the written word and passing that spark on to our youth, we fan the flames of passion for writing so that it will once again be revered in this country. By doing this we infuse new generations of Americans with the wonderment of reading and the creative joy that comes from writing well.
And that is why at the heart of the Writers Hall of Fame® of America's mission is the phrase "Celebrate the Joy of Writing."
Goals
- To elevate writing to a status where it is once again practiced, admired, respected and revered in this country.
- To help teach those who want to write well and or for a career.
- To provide resources for the study of writing and authors.
- To encourage reading and writing in all genres and formats.
- To create a national 'Mecca' for writers where both readers and writers can learn, be inspired and be engaged in writing in all its myriad forms.
- To aid the next generations of great writers who will persuade, entertain, engage, teach, inspire and inform us all.
Methods
- By holding writing contests for students in elementary and secondary schools, thus engaging them in writing and awarding the best of those with a certificate of honor and a gift certificate to a book store in their area.
- By holding annual scholarship competitions and awarding college scholarships to those students interested in writing who display a talent for same.
- By holding summer Writing Camps for junior high students.
- By holding writing seminars and conferences for both students and adults.
- By co-sponsoring the world premiere of a play for children and sponsoring the playwright's workshops for some 700 children in both public and private schools.
- By recognizing professional journalists, screenwriters, playwrights, novelists, book authors, poets, publishers, writing teachers, etc. who have made a major contribution to writing by induction into our Hall of Fame.
- By creating exhibits that tell about our inductees and their works, thus demystifying writers and encouraging youngsters to believe that if the inductees can do it, so can they!
- By creating a virtual Writers Hall of Fame® of America on the web that can be accessed world wide and aid us in empowering writers who can not be reached in any other way.
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Writers Hall of Fame Inductees 2004
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- Dale Freeman
- A graduate of the University of Missouri School of Journalism, Freeman started his newspaper career in Springfield, Missouri in 1944 and was a reporter, assistant city editor, Sunday editor, executive city editor, and editor-in-chief, and...
- Deborah Chester
- Internationally published author of 34 novels, Deborah Chester has written historical romances, young adult, science fiction, and fantasy under her own name and two pseudonyms. A professor of professional writing for the University of Oklahoma's College of...
- Constance Levy
- An author of poetry for children, Constance Levy has written for magazines such as Cricket, Spider, and Creative Classroom. Her books include I'm Going to Pet a Worm Today and Other Poems, A Tree Place and Other Poems, When Whales Exhale and...
- John Steinbeck
- John Steinbeck, 1902-1968 was the author of sixteen novels, a collection of short stories, four screenplays, a sheaf of journalistic essays-including four collections, three travel narratives, a translation and two published journals, and three "play-novellas" on Broadway. ..
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