The Quills Literacy Foundation

Welcome to The Quills.

With the support of Reed Business Information, parent of Publishers Weekly, and The NBC Universal Television Stations, we created this foundation and its accompanying awards program to inspire an energy and focus around the importance of reading. By bringing the awards voting to the reader and to have fully engaged partners like Parade Magazine, USA Today, Borders, Barnes & Noble and The American Booksellers Association helping to make the program become a reality, we were and are determined to make a difference in how consumers include literature and literacy as lifestyle priorities.

As part of these efforts, The Quills Literacy Foundation has been involved in the New Orleans Public Library Rebuild campaign and in Chicago's Battle of the Books.

On October 10, 2006, we celebrated our second Quill Awards at the American Museum of Natural History in New York, hosted by NBC News’ Lester Holt. Among the presenters were Lewis Black, Anderson Cooper, Liz Smith, Donald Trump, Stanley Tucci, Harry Connick, Jr., Dominick Dunne, Sue Monk Kidd, James Patterson, Judy Blume, Janet Evanovich, Mary Matalin, James Carville, Suzanne Somers, Isaac Mizrahi, Rhea Perlman, S. Epatha Merkerson, Judd Hirsch, Ann Brashares, Marianne Williamson, Dana Delany, and David Handler, “official representative” of Lemony Snicket. Cast members of the Tony Award-winning Broadway show “Avenue Q” performed as well.

Additionally, Target was honored with the second Quills Corporate Literacy Award and Caroline Kennedy was the recipient of the Platinum Quill Award. In addition The Devil Wears Prada was named Variety's Blockbuster Book to Film Award recipient. I'm also delighted to welcome back Bank of America as The Quill Awards Presenting Sponsor for the NBC Universal Stations broadcast that will run on October 28.

Your interest in the Quills and our developing programs is appreciated.

Sincerely,