Our Mission: To encourage, inspire and celebrate the JOY of WRITING
Here in Springfield, Missouri, a group of citizens gathered in a public library in 1994 determined to find a way to help students accomplish their dreams of pursuing writing and literary careers. The result: The Writers Hall of Fame.
During the past 15 years, the Board of Directors of the nonprofit Writers Hall of Fame has awarded writing scholarships to more than 100 senior high school students. To raise funds to provide these college scholarships, Board members have inducted more than 50 literary illuminaries into the Writers Hall of Fame and have sponsored annual public recognition events where students can meet their role models. Recent Quill Award inductees have included business writer Jack Stack, novelist Daniel Woodrell, African-American authors Patricia and Frederick McKissack and young adult authors Kate Klise and Gary Blackwood.
During the past 15 years, the Board of Directors of the nonprofit Writers Hall of Fame has awarded writing scholarships to more than 100 senior high school students. To raise funds to provide these college scholarships, Board members have inducted more than 50 literary illuminaries into the Writers Hall of Fame and have sponsored annual public recognition events where students can meet their role models. Recent Quill Award inductees have included business writer Jack Stack, novelist Daniel Woodrell, African-American authors Patricia and Frederick McKissack and young adult authors Kate Klise and Gary Blackwood.
Register Now for Awakening the Writer Within Workshop-May 5, 2012
PLEASE NOTE: The workshop is being rescheduled for this fall. Check back for more information and a new date.
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2012 Scholarship Winners Announced
Student Banquet scheduled for April 24, 2012 at 6pm
Student Banquet scheduled for April 24, 2012 at 6pm
This Year's Writers Hall of Fame Quill Award Inductee
Todd Parnell, former Springfield banker, Drury alumnus and adjunct professor, is the 16th president of Drury University. Parnell graduated from Drury University in 1969. He then went on to earn his Master’s in Business Administration from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College in 1971. Parnell is the author of three books, his most recent being The Buffalo, Ben and Me, which chronicles his trip down Arkansas’ Buffalo River with his son in 1995.
Todd Parnell, former Springfield banker, Drury alumnus and adjunct professor, is the 16th president of Drury University. Parnell graduated from Drury University in 1969. He then went on to earn his Master’s in Business Administration from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College in 1971. Parnell is the author of three books, his most recent being The Buffalo, Ben and Me, which chronicles his trip down Arkansas’ Buffalo River with his son in 1995.
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