Faculty and alumni of the University of the Philippines (UP), as well as the UP Press, won big when the National Book Development Board (NBDB) and the Manila Critics Circle (MCC) recently announced the winners of the 41st National Book Awards.
Among the list of winners are books written by UP faculty members or graduates of the University, and/or published by the UP Press [https://press.up.edu.ph/], the official publishing house for all constituent units of the UP System and the first university press in the country. The winners are:
- BEST NOVEL IN ENGLISH – "Yñiga: A Novel" – Glenn Diaz (Ateneo de Manila University Press)
- GERARDO P. CABOCHAN PRIZE FOR BEST BOOK OF SHORT FICTION IN FILIPINO - "Ang Buang ng Bayan: Mga Maikling Kuwento" – Rowena P. Festin (University of the Philippines Press)
- PABLO TAN PRIZE FOR BEST BOOK OF NONFICTION PROSE IN ENGLISH – "Even Ducks Get Liver Cancer and Other Medical Misadventures" -Wilfredo Liangco (Milflores Publishing)
- BEST ANTHOLOGY IN ENGLISH – "Kalandrakas Part 1, 1890-1945: Stories and Storytellers of /on Regions in Mindanao, 1890-1990" and "Kalandrakas Part 2, 1946-1990: Stories and Storytellers of/on Regions in Mindanao 1890-1990" – Ricardo M. De Ungria (Ed.) (Ateneo de Manila University Press)
- BEST ANTHOLOGY IN FIILIPINO – "Plus/+ at Iba Plus, Maramihan; New Philippine Nonfiction on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identities" – Roland B. Tolentino and Chuckberry J. Pasucal (Eds.) (Atendeo de Manila University Press)
- BEST BOOK ON MEDIA STUDIES - "Alternative Cinema: The Unchronicled History of Alternative Cinema in the Philippines" – Nick Deomampo (University of the Philippines Press)
- PHILIPPINE LITERARY ARTS COUNCIL PRIZE FOR BEST BOOK OF POETRY IN ENGLISH – "Coming Home to the Island: Poems" – Arlene J. Yandug (Xavier University Press)
- BEST GRAPHIC NOVEL AND COMICS IN FILIPINO – "Josefina" – Ace C. Enriquez, Illustrator (Adarna House)
- BEST TRANSLATED BOOK IN FILIPINO – "Illustrado" - Chuckberry J. Pascual, Translator (University of Santo Tomas Publishing House)
- BEST BOOK ON DRAMA AND FILM – "Huni at Pakpak: Mga Dula, Mga Sanaysay' – Luna Sicat Cleto (University of the Philippines Press)
- BEST NOVEL IN BINISAYA – "Arkipelago: Novela" – Januar Yap (Advaux Publishing)
- BEST BOOK OF POETRY IN BINISAYA – "Ang Nakayatak kay Nayatakan (Who Steps Upon Is Stepped Upon)' – Adonis Durado (University of the Philippines Press)
- ALFONSO T. ONGPIN PRIZE FOR BEST BOOK ON ART – "Julio Nakpil (1867-1950) Collected Works Volume 1: Piano, Vocal, and Chamber Music – Maria Alexandria Iñigo Chua (Ed.) (University of Santo Tomas Publishing House)
The National Book Awards, an annual prize that honors the most outstanding book titles written, designed, and published in the Philippines, aims to celebrate the enterprising creative labor involved in book publishing. According to the NDBD's website [https://books.gov.ph/], for this cycle of the National Book Awards, a total of 235 titles were submitted across 34 categories consisting of seven languages: Filipino, English, Bikol, Binisaya, Hiligaynon, Tausug, and Waray. The 41st iteration of the awards is slated to take place in February 2024.
The 41st National Book Awards coincides with the two-year preparation of the Philippines as it makes history as the second Southeast Asian country to be chosen as Guest of Honour in 2025 at the world's biggest book fair, the Frankfurter Buchmesse.
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