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.
This Year's Writers Hall of Fame Quill Award Inductee
Meet journalist Kathleen O'Dell. A veteran reporter and award-winning writer, O'Dell has been a Gannett Co. Inc. reporter for 33 years. A graduate of the University of Missouri at Columbia with a bachelor's degree in journalism, she helped launch the national publication, USA Today, as a member of the original staff from 1982 until 1984. She is now the community relations director of the Springfield-Greene County Library District in Springfield, Missouri. She will be honored at the following two events.
Nominate Your Favorite Missouri Author for the 2012 Quill Award
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