Quill Award




Not to be confused with Quill Awards from the Melbourne Press Club.

The Quill Award was an American literary award that ran for three years in 2005-2007. It was a "consumer-driven award created to inspire reading while promoting literacy."[1] The Quills Foundation, the organization behind the Quill Award, was supported by a number of notable media corporations, including Reed Business Information, then parent of Publishers Weekly, and NBC Universal Television Stations, along with Parade Magazine, Borders, Barnes & Noble and the American Booksellers Association.


Reed Business Information announced plans to dissolve the awards program in February 2008 and distribute the remaining Foundation funds to non-profit organizations First Book and Literacy Partners.[2] Reed declined to give reasons for the suspension,[3][4] but the awards had produced little effect on book sales, and the televised ceremonies were criticized for being too long and poorly planned.[3][5]




Contents






  • 1 Selection process


  • 2 2007 Quill Award winners


  • 3 2006 Quill Award winners


  • 4 2005 Quill Award winners


  • 5 References


  • 6 External links





Selection process


Winners were selected through a two-part process involving nomination by industry experts and final selection by consumer votes. To be eligible for nomination, a book had to be published in English during the previous year and be included in at least one industry or sponsor listing.[6] Readers selected the winners from among the five nominees selected by the board for each category. However, for the 2007 edition, the choice by public vote was restricted to book of the year, and winners in other categories were chosen by retailers and librarians.[5]



2007 Quill Award winners




  • Book of the year: Angels Fall, Nora Roberts


  • Debut author of the year: Diane Setterfield, The Thirteenth Tale


  • Audio book: To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee, (read by Sissy Spacek)


  • Children's illustrated book: Flotsam, David Wiesner


  • Children's chapter book/middle grade: The Invention of Hugo Cabret, Brian Selznick


  • Young adult/teen: Sold, Patricia McCormick


  • General fiction: The Road, Cormac McCarthy


  • Graphic novel: Making Comics: Storytelling Secrets of Comics, Manga and Graphic Novels, Volume 7, Scott McCloud


  • Mystery/suspense/thriller: What the Dead Know, Laura Lippman


  • Poetry: For the Confederate Dead, Kevin Young


  • Romance: Angels Fall, Nora Roberts


  • Science fiction/fantasy/horror: The Name of the Wind, Patrick Rothfuss


  • Religion/spirituality: Religious Literacy: What Every American Needs to Know - And Doesn't, Stephen Prothero


  • Biography/memoir: Einstein: His Life and Universe, Walter Isaacson


  • Business: The No Asshole Rule: Building a Civilized Workplace and Surviving One That Isn't, Robert I. Sutton


  • Cooking: Joy of Cooking: 75th Anniversary Edition, Irma S. Rombauer, Marion Rombauer Becker, and Ethan Becker


  • Health/self-improvement: How Doctors Think, Jerome Groopman, M.D.


  • History/current events/politics: The Assault on Reason, Al Gore


  • Humor: I Like You: Hospitality Under the Influence, Amy Sedaris


  • Sports: The Kings of New York: A Year Among the Geeks, Oddballs and Geniuses Who Make Up America's Top High-School Chess Team, Michael Weinreb



2006 Quill Award winners




  • Book of the Year: Don't Make a Black Woman Take off Her Earrings: Madea's Uninhibited Commentaries on Love and Life, Tyler Perry


  • Debut Author of the Year: Julie Powell for work in Julie & Julia: 365 Days, 524 Recipes, 1 Tiny Apartment Kitchen


  • Audio Book: Marley & Me: Life and Love with the World's Worst Dog, John Grogan


  • Children's Illustrated Book: If You Give a Pig a Party, Laura Joffe Numeroff


  • Children's Chapter Book/Middle Grade: The Penultimate Peril, Lemony Snicket


  • Young Adult/Teen: Eldest, Christopher Paolini


  • General Fiction: A Dirty Job: A Novel, Christopher Moore


  • Graphic Novel: Naruto, Volume 7, Masashi Kishimoto


  • Mystery/Suspense/Thriller: Twelve Sharp, Janet Evanovich


  • Poetry: Amazing Peace: A Christmas Poem, Maya Angelou


  • Romance: Blue Smoke, Nora Roberts


  • Science Fiction/Fantasy/Horror: A Breath of Snow and Ashes, Diana Gabaldon


  • Religion/Spirituality: Mama Made the Difference, T. D. Jakes


  • Biography/Memoir: Marley & Me: Life and Love with the World's Worst Dog, John Grogan


  • Business: The Girl's Guide to Being a Boss (Without Being a Bitch): Valuable Lessons, Smart Suggestions, and True Stories for Succeeding as the Chick-in-Charge, Caitlin Friedman and Kimberly Yorio


  • Cooking: Rachael Ray 365: No Repeats: A Year of Deliciously Different Dinners, Rachael Ray


  • Health/Self Improvement: It's Not Easy Being Green: And Other Things to Consider, Jim Henson


  • History/Current Events/Politics: An Inconvenient Truth, Al Gore


  • Humor: Don't Make a Black Woman Take off Her Earrings: Madea's Uninhibited Commentaries on Love and Life, Tyler Perry


  • Sports: Get Your Own Damn Beer, I'm Watching the Game!: A Woman's Guide to Loving Pro Football, Holly Robinson Peete


  • Variety Blockbuster Book to Film: The Devil Wears Prada and its film adaptation, author Lauren Weisberger and director David Frankel.



2005 Quill Award winners




  • Book of the Year: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, J.K. Rowling, Mary GrandPré (Illustrator)


  • Debut Author of the Year: Elizabeth Kostova for The Historian


  • Audio Book: The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Presents America: A Citizen's Guide to Democracy Inaction, Jon Stewart and the Writers of the Daily Show


  • Children's Illustrated Book: Runny Babbit: A Billy Sook, Shel Silverstein


  • Children's Chapter Book/Middle Grade: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, J.K. Rowling, Mary GrandPré (Illustrator)


  • Young Adult/Teen: Girls in Pants: The Third Summer of the Sisterhood, Ann Brashares


  • General Fiction: The Mermaid Chair, Sue Monk Kidd


  • Graphic Novel: Marvel 1602 Volume I, Neil Gaiman, Andy Kubert and Richard Isanove


  • Mystery/Suspense/Thriller: Eleven on Top, Janet Evanovich


  • Poetry: Let America Be America Again: And Other Poems, Langston Hughes


  • Romance: 44 Cranberry Point, Debbie Macomber


  • Science Fiction/Fantasy/Horror: The Stupidest Angel: A Heartwarming Tale of Christmas Terror, Christopher Moore


  • Religion and Spirituality: Peace is the Way: Bringing War and Violence to an End, Deepak Chopra


  • Biography/Memoir: Chronicles, Vol. 1, Bob Dylan


  • Business: Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything, Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner


  • Cooking: Rachael Ray's 30-Minute Get Real Meals: Eat Healthy Without Going to Extremes, Rachael Ray


  • Health and Self-Improvement: He's Just Not That Into You: The No-Excuses Truth to Understanding Guys, Greg Behrendt and Liz Tuccillo


  • History/Current Events/Politics: 1776, David McCullough


  • Humor: The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Presents America: A Citizen's Guide to Democracy Inaction, Jon Stewart and the Writers of the Daily Show


  • Sports: Faithful: Two Diehard Boston Red Sox Fans Chronicle the Historic 2004 Season, Stewart O'Nan and Stephen King


The foundation awarded a Quills Corporate Literacy Award to Verizon for its support of literacy programs in the United States.[7]



References




  1. ^ "The Quill Book Awards homepage". TheQuills.org (Internet Archive). Archived from the original on June 25, 2013. Retrieved November 11, 2013..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ "Quill Awards Program Suspended". PublishersWeekly.com (Internet Archive). Publishers Weekly. February 25, 2008. Archived from the original on February 15, 2009. Retrieved November 11, 2013.


  3. ^ ab "Reed drops Quills awards sponsorship[permanent dead link]", CNN, February 26, 2008.


  4. ^ "Quill Awards Are Ended", The New York Times, February 27, 2008.


  5. ^ ab Co-founder cuts support of Quills book award, CBC News, February 26, 2008.


  6. ^ "Nominating & Voting". Quills Literacy Foundation web site. Archived from the original on April 28, 2006.


  7. ^ Verizon Wins First Quills Corporate Literacy Award



External links



  • Official website

    • Archived April 30, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.




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