New York State Writers Hall of Fame

New York State Writers Hall of Fame
Awarded for "to highlight the rich literary heritage of the New York State and to recognize the legacy of individual New York State writers."
Location Albany, New York, New York
Country United States
Presented by Empire State Center for the Book and the Empire State Book Festival
First awarded 2010 (2010)

The New York State Writers Hall of Fame or NYS Writers Hall of Fame is a project established in 2010 by the Empire State Center for the Book and the Empire State Book Festival and headquartered at the New York State Library in Albany, New York. The Hall of Fame was established "to highlight the rich literary heritage of the New York State and to recognize the legacy of individual New York State writers."[1]

New writers, both living and deceased, have been inducted annually since 2010. The eight members of the Class of 2016, which includes four living and four deceased writers, were inducted at a dinner held in Manhattan on June 7, 2016.

List of Hall of Fame members

Inaugural class of 2010

Class of 2011

Class of 2012

Class of 2013

Class of 2014

Class of 2015

Class of 2016


See also

References

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