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“Appreciating Our Literary Giants”
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2026
D. G. Martin
D. G. Martin Bibliography
One on One: Clearing Out
Michael Parker
Michael Parker Bibliography
I Am the Light of This World
Shannon Ravenel
Shannon Ravenel Select Bibliography
Preface to New Stories from the South, Vol. 1
David Sedaris
David Sedaris Bibliography
The Cat and the Baboon
Daniel Wallace
Daniel Wallace Bibliography
“The Ladder”
2024
Ron RashÂ
Joseph Bathanti
Anna Julia Cooper
Kaye Gibbons
Lenard D. Moore
2020
Anthony S. Abbott
Books by Anthony S. Abbott
Charles Frazier
Books by Charles Frazier
Bland Simpson
Books by Bland Simpson
Max Steele
Books by Max Steele
Carole Boston Weatherford
Books by Carole Boston Weatherford
2018
James W. Clark, Jr.
Books by James W. Clark, Jr.
Reference Material on James W. Clark, Jr.
Randall Kenan
Books by Randall Kenan
Reference Material on Randall Kenan
Jill McCorkle
Books by Jill McCorkle
Reference Material on Jill McCorkle
Penelope Niven
Books by Penelope Niven
Reference Material on Penelope Niven
Marsha White Warren
Works by Marsha White Warren
Reference Material on Marsha White Warren
2016
Clyde Edgerton
Books by Clyde Edgerton
Reference Material on Clyde Edgerton
Margaret Maron
Books by Margaret Maron
Margaret Maron: Hall of Fame Acceptance
Reference Material on Margaret Maron
Carl Sandburg
Books by Carl Sandburg
2014
Betty Adcock
Appearances in Periodicals
Books by Betty Adcock
Presentation of Betty Adcock into the Literary Hall of Fame
Reference Material
Ronald H. Bayes
Books by Ronald H. Bayes
Reference Material on Ronald H. Bayes
Jaki Shelton Green
Books by Jaki Shelton Green
Reference Material on Jaki Shelton Green
Shelby Stephenson
Books by Shelby Stephenson
Comments by Barbara Braveboy-Locklear
Presentation of Shelby Stephenson into the Literary Hall of Fame
Reference Material on Shelby Stephenson
Shelby Stephenson’s Acceptance Speech
2012
John Lawson
Books by John Lawson
Reference Material on John Lawson
John Lawson: Nature Writer
Kathryn Stripling Byer
Books by Kathryn Stripling Byer
Appearances in Periodicals by Kathryn Stripling Byer
Reference Material on Kathryn Stripling Byer
Maya Angelou
Autobiographies and Essays by Maya Angelou
Children’s Books and Poetry by Maya Angelou
Reference Material on Maya Angelou
2010
Wilbur J. Cash
Appearances in Periodicals by Wilbur J. Cash
Books by Wilbur J. Cash
Reference Material on Wilbur J. Cash
Allan Gurganus
Appearances in Periodicals by Allan Gurganus
Books by Allan Gurganus
Reference Material on Allan Gurganus
Robert Morgan
Books by Robert Morgan
Reference Material on Robert Morgan
Walter Hines Page
Books by Walter Hines Page
Reference Material on Walter Hines Page
Samm-Art Williams
Plays by Samm-Art Williams
Reference Material on Samm-Art Williams
2008
James Applewhite
Books by James Applewhite
Reference Material on James Applewhite
William S. Powell
Books by William S. Powell
Reference Material on William S. Powell
Lee Smith
Books by Lee Smith
Reference Material on Lee Smith
2006
Gerald Barrax
Books by Gerald Barrax
Fred Chappell
Books by Fred Chappell
Elizabeth Daniels Squire
Books by Elizabeth Daniels Squire
2004
Doris Betts
Books by Doris Betts
James Ephraim McGirt
Books by James Ephraim McGirt
Tom Wicker
Books by Tom Wicker
2002
William LeGette Blythe
Books by William LeGette Blythe
Reynolds Price
Books by Reynolds Price
Christian Reid
Glen Rounds
Books by Glen Rounds
Elizabeth Spencer
2000
A.R. Ammons
Books by A.R. Ammons
Reference Material on A.R. Ammons
Helen Bevington
Appearances in Periodicals by Helen Bevington
Books by Helen Bevington
Reference Material on Helen Bevington
Olive Tilford Dargan
Appearances in Periodicals by Olive Tilford Dargan
Books by Olive Tilford Dargan
Reference Material on Olive Tilford Dargan
Burke Davis
Books by Burke Davis
Reference Material on Burke Davis
Robert Ruark
Appearances in Periodicals by Robert Ruark
Books by Robert Ruark
Reference Material on Robert Ruark
1998
Wilma Dykeman
Books by Wilma Dykeman
Reference Material on Wilma Dykeman
John Hope Franklin
Books by John Hope Franklin
Reference Material on John Hope Franklin
John Charles McNeill
Books by John Charles McNeil
Reference Material on John Charles McNeil
Pauli Murray
Appearances in Periodicals by Pauli Murray
Books by Pauli Murray
Reference Material on Pauli Murray
Jonathan Williams
Books by Jonathan Williams
Reference Material on Jonathan Williams
1997
John Ehle
Books by John Ehle
Reference Material on John Ehle
Harriet Jacobs
Books by Harriet Jacobs
Reference Material on Harriet Jacobs
Joseph Mitchell
Appearances in Periodicals by Joseph Mitchell
Books by Joseph Mitchell
Reference Material on Joseph Mitchell
Frances Gray Patton
Appearances in Periodicals by Frances Gray Patton
Books by Frances Gray Patton
Reference Material on Frances Gray Patton
Sam Ragan
Appearances in Periodicals by Sam Ragan
Books by Sam Ragan
Reference Material on Sam Ragan
Louis D. Rubin, Jr.
Appearances in Periodicals by Louis D. Rubin, Jr.
Books by Louis D. Rubin, Jr.
Reference Material on Louis D. Rubin, Jr.
1996
James Boyd
Appearances in Periodicals by James Boyd
Books by James Boyd
Charles Chesnutt
Books by Charles Chesnutt
Jonathan Worth Daniels
Appearances in Periodicals by Jonathan Worth Daniels
Books by Jonathan Worth Daniels
Reference Material on Jonathan Worth Daniels
Inglis Fletcher
Appearances in Periodicals by Inglis Fletcher
Books by Inglis Fletcher
Reference Material on Inglis Fletcher
Paul Green
Books, Plays, and Screenplays by Paul Green
Reference Material on Paul Green
Bernice Kelly Harris
Appearances in Periodicals by Bernice Kelly Harris
Books by Bernice Kelly Harris
Reference Material on Bernice Kelly Harris
William Sydney Porter (O. Henry)
Appearances in Periodicals by William Sydney Porter (O. Henry)
Books by William Sydney Porter (O. Henry)
Reference Material on William Sydney Porter (O. Henry)
George Moses Horton
Appearances in Periodicals by George Moses Horton
Books by George Moses Horton
Reference Material on George Moses Horton
Randall Jarrell
Appearances in Periodicals by Randall Jarrell
Books by Randall Jarrell
Reference Material on Randall Jarrell
Gerald Johnson
Appearances in Periodicals by Gerald Johnson
Books by Gerald Johnson
Guy Owen
Appearances in Periodicals by Guy Owen
Books and Editorships by Guy Owen
Reference Material on Guy Owen
Thad Stem, Jr.
Appearances in Periodicals by Thad Stem, Jr.
Books by Thad Stem, Jr.
Reference Material
Richard Walser
Appearances in Periodicals by Richard Walser
Books and Editorships by Richard Walser
Reference Material on Richard Walser
Manly Wade Wellman
Appearances in Periodicals by Manly Wade Wellman
Books by Manly Wade Wellman
Reference Material for Manly Wade Wellman
Thomas Wolfe
Appearances in Periodicals by Thomas Wolfe
Reference Material on Thomas Wolfe
Selection Committee
Selection Criteria
Media
Induction Ceremony, October 16, 2022
Induction Ceremony, October 6, 2024
Induction Ceremony, October 7, 2018
Induction Ceremony, October 16, 2016
Induction Ceremony, October 12, 2014
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2026
D. G. Martin
Michael Parker
Shannon Ravenel
David Sedaris
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