Mission
THE AUTHORS' HALL OF FAME HONORS AND PROMOTES THE WORKS OF OUTSTANDING PUBLISHED AUTHORS FROM ALL GENRES AND GENERATIONS TO ENSURE THEIR LEGACIES WILL NOT BE LOST. 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. THEIR TALENTS, SKILLS, STRUGGLES, AND CONTRIBUTIONS FORM A LEGACY THAT THE AUTHORS HALL OF FAME IS DEDICATED TO PROTECTING AND CELEBRATING. AUTHORS OF DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS, FROM PIONEERS TO POLITICIANS, EDUCATORS TO ENTREPRENEURS, ARE INDUCTED INTO THE HALL OF FAME DURING A GALA EVENT HELD IN EVERY ODD-NUMBERED YEAR. THE AUTHORS INDUCTED INTO THE HALL OF FAME HAVE CREATED MAJOR SOCIAL, PERSONAL, AND PROFESSIONAL IMPACTS ON THE LIVES OF OTHERS WITH THEIR WORDS. THEY DO IT BY ELEVATING READERS' KNOWLEDGE; SOLVING PROBLEMS; INSPIRING THEM TO REACH AND STRETCH; DELIVERING STORIES