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| Anna Katharine Green. NYPL |
On June 2, mystery pioneer
Anna Katharine Green (1846–1935) will be inducted into the New York State Writers Hall of Fame (see the
announcement video on the Empire State Center for the Book's Facebook page). This is the happy result of a nomination submitted by my
Clues colleague, Claire Meldrum of Canada's Sheridan College (who is writing a biography of Green), and me. Author of the landmark mystery novel
The Leavenworth Case (1878) and numerous other mystery works as well as a champion of the writing profession, the Brooklyn-born Green was a longtime resident of Buffalo, along with her husband, Charles Rohlfs (a well-respected Arts and Crafts furniture designer), and her three children.
The induction dinner will be held at the Princeton Club in New York, and Rebecca Crozier, a great-great granddaughter of Green, is expected to attend. I will be there as well.
More on the 2020 inductees
Update, 3-26-20. The induction dinner has been moved to September 14.
Update, 5-26-20. I've been advised that the induction is being moved to June 7, 2021.
1 comment:
Excellent! Thanks for putting her name forward, Elizabeth.
Cheers,
Jeff
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