![]() ![]() Readers selected the winners from among the five nominees selected by the board for each category. 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. Winners were selected through a two-part process involving nomination by industry experts and final selection by consumer votes. 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. 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. It was a " consumer-driven award created to inspire reading while promoting literacy." The Quills Foundation, the organization behind the 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. ![]() ![]() The Quill Award was an American literary award that ran for three years, from 2005 to 2007. Not to be confused with Quill Awards from the Melbourne Press Club. ![]()
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