About: Quill Award

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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." 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.

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  • El Premio Pluma, en inglés Quill Award, fue un premio «impulsado por el consumidor con la intención de inspirar a la lectura y la promoción de la alfabetización». La Fundación Pluma, la organización detrás del Premio Pluma, fue apoyada por una serie de corporaciones de medios masivos de comunicación, incluyendo Reed Business Information, fundadores de Publishers Weekly, y NBC Universal Television Stations, junto con Parade, Borders, Barnes & Noble y la American Booksellers Association. Reed Business Information anunció planes para disolver el programa de premios en febrero de 2008 y distribuir los fondos de la Fundación a las organizaciones no lucrativas como la First Book y la Literacy Partners.​ Reed se negó a dar las razones de la suspensión,​​ pero los premios produjeron poco efecto en las ventas de libros, y las ceremonias por televisión fueron criticadas por ser demasiado largas y mal planificadas.​​ (es)
  • 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." 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. Reed declined to give reasons for the suspension, but the awards had produced little effect on book sales, and the televised ceremonies were criticized for being too long and poorly planned. (en)
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  • El Premio Pluma, en inglés Quill Award, fue un premio «impulsado por el consumidor con la intención de inspirar a la lectura y la promoción de la alfabetización». La Fundación Pluma, la organización detrás del Premio Pluma, fue apoyada por una serie de corporaciones de medios masivos de comunicación, incluyendo Reed Business Information, fundadores de Publishers Weekly, y NBC Universal Television Stations, junto con Parade, Borders, Barnes & Noble y la American Booksellers Association. (es)
  • 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." 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. (en)
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  • Premio Pluma (es)
  • Quill Award (en)
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