Source: CNN Entertainment
Stephen King, Doris Kearns Goodwin and former Vice President Al Gore were among the nominees announced Tuesday for the second annual Quills Awards — people’s choice prizes trying to catch on with the public.
Caroline Kennedy will receive a Platinum Quill Award honoring her “commitment to providing support for education and literacy in New York.” The Quills will also acknowledge the 50th anniversary of “Profiles in Courage,” for which her father, then Sen.-John F. Kennedy, received the Pulitzer Prize.
A Corporate Literacy Award will be presented to Target for its “numerous and pro-active literacy and book programs.” The awards will be handed out at an October 10, 2006 ceremony, hosted by NBC anchor Lester Holt, at the American Museum of Natural History. Admission will range from $1,000 for a single ticket to $75,000 for a “Platinum Sponsorship.”
Starting Tuesday and through September 30, voters can make their picks online at MSNBC.
Pictured above are:
John Irving, J.K. Rowling and Stephen King at a charitable event in early August. Rowling won one Quill Award last year.
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