Georgia Writers Hall Of Fame

Georgia Writers Hall of Fame
Georgia Writers Hall of Fame
Awarded for	"Georgia writers, past and present, whose work reflects the character of the state — its land and people"
Location	Richard B. Russell Building ; 300 South Hull Street ; Athens, Georgia
Country	United States
Presented by	Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of Georgia Libraries
First awarded	2000
Website	Georgia Writers Hall of Fame

The Georgia Writers Hall of Fame honors writers who have made significant contributions to the literary legacy of the state of Georgia. Established in 2000 by the University of Georgia (UGA) Libraries’ Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, the Hall of Fame existed as a virtual presence until 2012, when it was given a physical space within UGA's Richard B. Russell Building.^[1]

The Georgia Writers Hall of Fame accepts public nominations.^[2] New inductees are elected by a board of judges convened by the University of Georgia librarian. Writers are eligible for nomination if they were born in Georgia or if they produced an important work while living in the state.^[3]

Inductees[edit]

2000

Erskine Caldwell
James Dickey
W. E. B. Du Bois|W.E.B. Du Bois
Joel Chandler Harris
John Oliver Killens
Martin Luther King Jr.|Martin Luther King, Jr.
Sidney Lanier
Augustus Baldwin Longstreet
Carson McCullers
Margaret Mitchell
Flannery O'Connor
Lillian Smith (author)|Lillian Smith

2001

Byron Herbert Reece

2002

Harry Crews
Jean Toomer
Alice Walker

2003

Conrad Aiken
Elias Boudinot (Cherokee)|Elias Boudinot

2004

Pat Conroy
Henry W. Grady
Ralph McGill|Ralph Emerson McGill

2006

Jimmy Carter
Terry Kay
Frank Yerby

2007

Caroline Pafford Miller|Caroline Miller
Ferrol Sams
Celestine Sibley
Anne Rivers Siddons
John Stone

2008

Bailey White
Calder Willingham|Calder Baynard Willingham, Jr.

2009

Raymond Andrews
Coleman Barks
David Bottoms
Robert Burch

2010

Judith Ortiz Cofer
Georgia Douglas Johnson
Walter Francis White
Philip Lee Williams

2011

Melissa Fay Greene
James Patrick Kilgo
Johnny Mercer
Natasha Trethewey

2013

Toni Cade Bambara
Judson Mitcham

2014

Olive Ann Burns
Mary Hood
Alfred Uhry

2015

Vereen Bell
Taylor Branch
Paul Hemphill
Janisse Ray

2016

Roy Blount Jr.
Brainard Cheney
Katharine DuPre Lumpkin
James Alan McPherson
Bill Shipp

2017

James Cobb
Alfred Corn
Eugenia Price
Kevin Young (poet)|Kevin Young

2018

Furman Bisher
Michael Bishop (author)|Michael Bishop
Tayari Jones
Frances Newman
Cynthia Shearer

2019

John T. Edge
Julia Collier Harris
A. E. Stallings

References[edit]

↑ Howard Pousner, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. "Georgia Writers Hall of Fame claims a space of its own in Athens". ajc. Retrieved 2019-12-29.
↑ "Georgia Writers Hall of Fame". georgiawritershalloffame.org. Retrieved 2019-12-29.
↑ Ruppersburg, Hugh; Inscoe, John C. (2011-08-15). The New Georgia Encyclopedia Companion to Georgia Literature. University of Georgia Press. ISBN 978-0-8203-4300-6.

External Links[edit]

Georgia Writers Hall of Fame (official website)
Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library

[1] Howard Pousner, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. "Georgia Writers Hall of Fame claims a space of its own in Athens". ajc. Retrieved 2019-12-29.

[2] "Georgia Writers Hall of Fame". georgiawritershalloffame.org. Retrieved 2019-12-29.

[3] Ruppersburg, Hugh; Inscoe, John C. (2011-08-15). The New Georgia Encyclopedia Companion to Georgia Literature. University of Georgia Press. ISBN 978-0-8203-4300-6.