Book Quote by Sylvia Beach

I actually really suck at naming books, so lots of years ago, readers were sending in their ideas for titles, and what we realized…

— Janet Evanovich

“Literary award judges have the power to select a prize winner, granting them fame and potentially turning their book into a bestseller. However, determining…

— Mouloud Benzadi

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

— Richard Flanagan

Literary prizes serve a purpose if they allow for discussion of books.

— Richard Flanagan

On the other hand, winning awards is cool. Aside from the warm fuzzy, it creates publicity, and that helps spread the word about the…

— Patrick Rothfuss

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

I have become very critical of the whole book award system and could preach on that subject for quite a while, but I do…

— Ursula K. Le Guin

“One of the disadvantages of literary awards is the fact that authors are writing to please a book award committee, rather than to spread…

— Mouloud Benzadi

“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

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

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

If you really want a prize, or if you really want applause, you should try to write as many books as humanly possible.

— Junot Diaz