I am Quote by Celeste Ng

“Literary award competitions are like social media platforms, and judging panels are their users. Submitting a book to a literary award competition is like…

— Mouloud Benzadi

All prizes have a role, if they are run with integrity and with a clear focus on reading and quality writing. I don't think…

— Kate Mosse

Generally, literary prizes are significant not for who the winner is but the discussion they create around books.

— Richard Flanagan

We need prizes as publishers... to focus attention on books, for people to know what to go look for. But often in my opinion…

— Jonathan W. Galassi

“To understand subjectivity in literary awards, think of these competitions as social media platforms and judging panels as their users. A book you submit…

— Mouloud Benzadi

It's great to win a few prizes early on. It helps a writer to get noticed and to get some sales. It can also…

— Jeanette Winterson

I'm not sure that the culture of literary prizes is always a good thing, but while there are literary prizes, it's nice to be…

— Sally Rooney

In the world of literature, I see prizes as more of a duty to the craft itself, rather than as something for the individual.

— Wole Soyinka

Thanks to social media like Facebook, Twitter and Goodreads, I can easily reach out to so many people. Being a writer gives me the…

— Lori Foster

Great contests generally excite great animosities.

— Livy

Literature is one of those realms in which giving out prizes can seem not merely dubious but positively obtuse.

— Ben Dolnick

It's nice to have awards from time to time. There was a time when I had to make a living from my writing, and…

— Ruskin Bond