Scholarships for Aspiring and Achieving Authors
Through your continued support, and generous donations to the Colorado Authors’ Hall of Fame, scholarships are awarded to underwrite the education, classes, and conferences to support authors’ and aspiring authors to achieve their publishing goals.
Submissions for consideration open November 30, 2025
Submissions close on March 31, 2026
The Colorado Authors Hall of Fame, will offer up to five $2,000 scholarships to aspiring Colorado authors or authors-to-be. The scholarship as part of its commitment to encourage, support and nurture Colorado writers. In addition, they will participate in an 12 month mentorship program designed to support tier publishing success. The mentorship program consists of a minimum of twelve 90-minute workshops, usually held in the late afternoon of a selected date chosen by the scholarship recipients.
The total value of each scholarship is $20,000.
The Colorado Authors Hall of Fame Scholarship is open to applicants who:
- over 20 years of age
- are a legal Colorado resident
- are an unpublished author, either in your name or a chosen pen name
- have not published publicly as a solo author in a traditional independent or self-published venue
- have a desire to become a successful author in the field of publishing
- in your submission essay, include "why you want to write and become an author" and "what you plan to do with my scholarship funds"
- include a sampling of your already written work of at least 20 pages
- will attend the awards luncheon in September of 2026
- will participate in a minimum of 75% of the mentorship workshop programs
- half of the financial scholarship will be delivered at the luncheon and the balance will be delivered when 50% of the workshops are completed
Essays will be evaluated for excellence of writing, creativity and yes, grammar by a panel of judges consisting of bookstore owners, librarians and published authors.