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Title: Quill Awards
Post by: Spriggan on July 31, 2005, 07:40:57 PM

http://www.quillsliteracy.org

Elantris is on the list of possible nominations for the Quill awards having me some of their requirements, there are something like 70 possible candidates in Sci-fi fantasy.

Also there's a best new author that can only be nominated by publishers, wonder if we can get EUOL on that list.

http://www.quillsliteracy.org/nominatingvoting.html

Title: Re: Quill Awards
Post by: Entsuropi on July 31, 2005, 08:55:15 PM

He already is in the debut author category. It contains what looks like a somewhat enlarged version of the blurb, plus a extra few sentences on the bottom (fleet fun book, new shining star among the fantasy authors, the usual).

Title: Re: Quill Awards
Post by: EUOL on July 31, 2005, 10:52:28 PM

Yeah, Tor mentioned this to me when I was visiting.  It will only be a big deal if I get on the short list, which will be revealed sometime in early August.  

Title: Re: Quill Awards
Post by: Chimera on July 31, 2005, 11:12:29 PM

It's cool that you are listed as the second book on the first page. I didn't realize at first that there were four more pages of book nominations in Debut Author. How lucky--you couldn't ask for better placement!  :)

Title: Re: Quill Awards
Post by: Spriggan on August 01, 2005, 01:26:32 AM

Wow I missed the debut author lists, who would have thunk there were that many that fit their bill.

Title: Re: Quill Awards
Post by: Spriggan on August 08, 2005, 07:45:46 AM

Well EUOL didn't make the final cut in either of his catagories
http://www.quillsliteracy.org/categories.php

Title: Re: Quill Awards
Post by: EUOL on August 08, 2005, 03:38:03 PM

Curses!  Defeated by Orson Scott Card again!

Title: Re: Quill Awards
Post by: Chimera on August 09, 2005, 02:09:17 AM

I'm very disappointed in all of you. I'm sure it must be someone on TWG's fault.

Title: Re: Quill Awards
Post by: Spriggan on August 09, 2005, 03:07:27 AM

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I'm very disappointed in all of you. I'm sure it must be someone on TWG's fault.

Yes yours.  ;D

Title: Quills
Post by: Shrain on November 03, 2005, 06:00:10 PM

Too bad, although... the Quills, from what my book pub class has discussed, aren't all that super. I mean, it seems as if they're mainly a marketing vehicle for PW. Now, I know the general rule about publicity is that any publicity is good publicity, especially for authors because the writing biz is so difficult.
Yet the Quills present a superficial front--a "Hollywoodization" of literary awards. For the most part, they come off as a high school popularity contest instead of a means for serious literary recognition.  All the same, I agree that it would've been awesome for EUOL to get this award.