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The '''Alabama Writers Hall of Fame''' is a recognition for writers with significant ties to the state of [[Alabama]]. The program, which was created in [[2014]] with a new class inducted every two years, is administered by the [[Alabama Center for the Book]] and the [[Alabama Writer's Forum]]. | The '''Alabama Writers Hall of Fame''' is a recognition for writers with significant ties to the state of [[Alabama]]. The program, which was created in [[2014]] with a new class inducted every two years, is administered by the [[Alabama Center for the Book]] and the [[Alabama Writer's Forum]]. | ||
==Inductees== | |||
==Class of 2015== | ===Class of 2015=== | ||
* Helen Norris Bell | * Helen Norris Bell | ||
* [[Rick Bragg]] | * [[Rick Bragg]] | ||
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* Augusta Jane Evans Wilson | * Augusta Jane Evans Wilson | ||
==Class of 2016== | ===Class of 2016=== | ||
* [[Edward O. Wilson]] | * [[Edward O. Wilson]] | ||
* [[Fannie Flagg]] | * [[Fannie Flagg]] | ||
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* [[Sequoyah]] | * [[Sequoyah]] | ||
==Class of 2018== | ===Class of 2018=== | ||
* [[Joseph Glover Baldwin]] | * [[Joseph Glover Baldwin]] | ||
* James Haskins | * James Haskins | ||
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* [[Gay Talese]] | * [[Gay Talese]] | ||
==Class of 2020== | ===Class of 2020=== | ||
* [[Mark Childress]] | * [[Mark Childress]] | ||
* Faye Gibbons | * Faye Gibbons | ||
Revision as of 15:15, 17 February 2020
The Alabama Writers Hall of Fame is a recognition for writers with significant ties to the state of Alabama. The program, which was created in 2014 with a new class inducted every two years, is administered by the Alabama Center for the Book and the Alabama Writer's Forum.
Inductees
Class of 2015
- Helen Norris Bell
- Rick Bragg
- Andrew Glaze
- Johnson Jones Hooper
- Zora Neale Hurston
- Helen Keller
- Harper Lee
- William March
- Albert Murray
- Sena Jeter Naslund
- Sonia Sanchez
- Augusta Jane Evans Wilson
Class of 2016
- Edward O. Wilson
- Fannie Flagg
- Rodney Jones
- Rebecca Gilman
- Truman Capote
- T. S. Stribling
- Margaret Walker
- Mary Ward Brown
- Sequoyah
Class of 2018
- Joseph Glover Baldwin
- James Haskins
- Charles Gaines
- Shirley Ann Grau
- Wayne Greenhaw
- Winston Groom
- William Bradford Huie
- Gay Talese
Class of 2020
- Mark Childress
- Faye Gibbons
- Carolyn Haines
- Honorée Fanonne Jeffers
- Michael Knight
- Ralph Ellison
- Zelda Fitzgerald
References
- Smith, Jamon (September 19, 2016) "Alabama Writers Hall of Fame Announces Class of 2016." University of Alabama News Center
- Cobb, Mark Hughes (May 24, 2018) "Diverse class enters state writers’ hall of fame." The Tuscaloosa News
- Smith, Jamon (October 21, 2019) "Alabama Writers Hall of Fame to Induct 7 in 2020." University of Alabama News Center
External links
- Alabama Writers Hall of Fame website