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The NBDB Book Club and Bigkas Pilipinas present Venus in Orbit, a night of spoken word poetry and music by women on November 13, 9PM at Bacci Ristorante in Makati City.

For details, call Bacci at 828-2235. Entrance is free and there's an open mic session after the program.

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NBDB: Winners of the 31st National Book Awards

Prescreening Committee Members and Board of Judges

Manila Critics Circle Appointed Judges

Dr. Virgilio Almario, National Artist for Literature

Dr. Isagani Cruz, Writer and Professor Emeritus, De La Salle University

Mr. Ruel De Vera, Writer and Professor, Ateneo De Manila University

Dr. Shirley Lua, Writer and Professor, De La Salle University

Mr. Joel Pablo Salud, Writer and Editor, Philippine Graphic Magazine ALC Group of Publications

Invitation to Participate in the NBDB Book Fair of Highly Recommended Supplementary Materials

The National Book Development Board (NBDB), in partnership with the Department of Education (DepEd), is compiling a list of books that will be collectively known as “The NBDB’s List of Highly Recommended Supplementary Materials.”

Books included in the NBDB’s HRSM list will be exhibited at the SM Mega Trade Hall 1 on 27-28 November 2012 as one of the activities to celebrate Philippine Book Development Month. Teachers, principals, and other educators will be encouraged to come to the book fair to view these materials. Also, the NBDB and the DepEd will distribute this list to schools all over the country to guide administrators in selecting books for supplementary reading and library acquisition.

Publishers with award-winning books are invited. If you have books that are eligible under the guidelines (such as winners/finalists of the National Book Award and Gintong Aklat Award), kindly let us know of them and send proof of their eligibility.

Participation at the HRSM exhibition is strictly by invitation and only books that are eligible under the guidelines may be exhibited. There are 40 booths to be assigned on a “first come, first served” basis. Publishers registered with the NBDB will be given priority. Use of the booth is free but expenses incurred by using additional lights and equipment will be shouldered by your company.

Only entities that are registered with the NBDB may join the book fair. Should you wish to register with us or update your membership, please send an updated registration form via FAX (02) 920 9853 local 503 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it addressed to Ma. Asena Galang.

NBDB: 31st National Book Award finalists announced

The National Book Development Board (NBDB) and the Manila Critics Circle (MCC) are pleased to announce the finalists for this year’s National Book Awards. The names of the winners will be revealed during the awarding ceremonies that will be held on November 17 at the National Museum.

31st NATIONAL BOOK AWARDS FINALISTS

JUAN C. LAYA PRIZE FOR BEST NOVEL IN A FOREIGN LANGUAGE

1. Super Panalo Sounds!, by Lourd Ernest H. De Veyra, University of Santo Tomas Publishing House

2. The Survivors, by Antonio Enriquez, University of Santo Tomas Publishing House

JUAN C. LAYA PRIZE FOR BEST NOVEL IN A PHILIPPINE LANGUAGE

1. Ang Huling Dalagang Bukid at Ang Authobiography Na Mali: Isang Imbestigasyon, by Jun Cruz Reyes, Anvil Publishing

CIRILO F. BAUTISTA PRIZE FOR SHORT FICTION IN ENGLISH

1. Beautiful Accidents: Stories, by Ian Rosales Casocot, University of the Philippines Press

2. Better Homes and Other Fictions: Collected Prose, by Connie J. Maraan, University of Santo Tomas Publishing House

3. The Names and Faces of People: Collected Stories, by Vic H. Groyon Jr., C&E Publishing for De La Salle University

4. Vigan and Other Stories, by Cecilia Manguerra Brainard, Anvil Publishing

FICTION: SHORT STORIES, FILIPINO

1. 100 Kislap, by Abdon M. Balde Jr., Anvil Publishing

2. Alitaptap sa Gabing Maunos: Mga Kuwento, by Lamberto E. Antonio, Ateneo de Manila University Press

3. Dadaanin, by Alwin C. Aguirre and Nonon Villaluz Carandang, Anvil Publishing for De La Salle University

4. Kay Lalim na ng Gabi at iba pang Kuwento, by Agustin C. Fabian, Ateneo de Manila University Press

5. Wag Lang Di Makaraos: 100 Dagli ( Mga Kuwentong Pasaway, Paaway at Pamatay), by Eros S. Atalia, Visprint, Inc.

FICTION: SHORT STORIES, ILOCANO

1. Karapote: Antolohia Dagiti 13 A Nasuerte A Sarita, by Ariel S. Tabag, GUMIL Metro Manila

NONFICTION PROSE, ENGLISH

1. Ben on Ben: Conversations with Bienvenido N. Santos, by Leonor Aureus Briscoe, Anvil Publishing for De La Salle University

2. Between Loss and Forever: Filipino Mothers on the Grief Journey, by Cathy Babao Guballa, Anvil Publishing

3. Lush Life: Essays, 2001-2010, by Alfred A. Yuson, University of Santo Tomas Publishing House

4. Peace Warriors: On the Trail with Filipino Soldiers, by Criselda Yabes, Anvil Publishing

5. Six Sketches of Filipino Women Writers, by Cristina Pantoja Hidalgo, University of the Philippines Press

NONFICTION PROSE, FILIPINO

1. Aklat ng Ulat: Mga Sanaysay sa Dalawang Dekada ng Pamamahayag, by Lamberto E. Antonio, Ateneo de Manila University Press

2. Almanak ng Isang Aktibista, by Rolando B. Tolentino, University of the Philippines Press

3. It’s A Mens World, by Beverly Siy, Anvil Publishing

4. Mga Pilat sa Pilak: Mga Personal na Sanaysay, by Eugene Y. Evasco, University of Santo Tomas Publishing House

5. Pacman: Kuwento ng Pag-asa, Tiyaga, at Determinasyon, by Manny Pacquiao, Anvil Publishing

ANTHOLOGY, ENGLISH

1. Babayeng Sugid:Cebu Stories, edited by Erma M. Cuizon and Erlinda K. Alburo, Anvil Publishing

2. Hanggang sa Muli: Homecoming Stories for the Filipino Soul, edited by Reni R. Roxas, Ilaw ng Tahanan Publishing

3. The Anvil Jose Rizal Reader: On the Occasion of the Sesquicentennial of His Birth, 1861-2011, edited by Ani V. Habúlan, Anvil Publishing

4. The Davao We Know, edited by Lolita R. Lacuesta, Anvil Publishing

5. Turning Points: Women in Transit, edited by Rhona Lopa-Macasaet, Anvil Publishing

ANTHOLOGY, FILIPINO

1. Laglag-Panty, Laglag-Brief: Mga Kuwentong Heterosexual, edited by Rolando B. Tolentino, Romulo P. Baquiran Jr., Joi Barrios, and Mykel Andrada, Anvil Publishing

2. Samtoy: Dagiti Saritami Ditoy, Ang Aming mga Kuwento, edited by Ariel S. Tabag, National Commission for Culture and the Arts

3. Talong / Tahong: Mga Kuwentong Homoerotiko, edited by Rolando B. Tolentino, Romulo P. Baquiran Jr., Joi Barrios, and Mykel Andrada, Anvil Publishing

4. Telon: Mga Dula, edited by Luna Sicat-Cleto, Rolando S. Dela Cruz, Tim Dacanay, Elmar Beltran Ingles, Nicolas B. Pichay, and Rene O. Villanueva, National Commission for Culture and the Arts

ANTHOLOGY, ILOCANO

1. 29 A Napili A Sarita Iti Iluko, edited by Juan AL. Asuncion, Ariel S. Tabag, and Efren A. Inocencio, GUMIL Filipinas

2. Kastoy Nga Imbunubonmi Dagiti Balikas (Antolohia Dagiti Daniw Iti Iluko), edited by Joel B. Manuel, and Ariel S. Tabag, GUMIL Filipinas

3. Nabalitokan A Tawid: Antolohia Dagiti Napili A Sarita Dagiti Ilokano, eidted by Juan AL. Asuncion, Joel B. Manuel, and Ariel S. Tabag, GUMIL Filipinas

PHILIPPINE LITERARY ARTS COUNCIL PRIZE FOR POETRY IN ENGLISH

1. Balsa: Poemas Chabacano, by Francis C. Macansantos, National Commission for Culture and the Arts

2. Geographies of Light, by Dinah Roma Sianturi, University of Santo Tomas Publishing House

3. Ruins and Reconstructions: Poems, by Joel M. Toledo, Anvil Publishing

4. Tala Mundi: The Collected Poems of Tita Agcaoili Lacambra Ayala, by Tita Agcaoli Lacambra Ayala, edited by Ricardo M. de Ungria, University of Santo Tomas Publishing House

5. Tales Of The Spider Woman, by Merlie M. Alunan, University of Santo Tomas Publishing House

VIRGILIO S. ALMARIO PRIZE FOR POETRY IN FILIPINO

1. Ang Pantas (The Prophet), translated by Ruth Elynia S. Mabanglo, C&E Publishing for De La Salle University

2. Baha-Bahagdang Karupukan: mga tula mula sa kalahating-daigdig, by Jim Pascual Agustin, University of Santo Tomas Publishing House

3. Dalawang Pulgada at Tubig: Mga Tula ng Tahimik na Ligalig, by Emmanuel Quintos Velasco, University of Santo Tomas Publishing House

4. Distrungka, by Teo T. Antonio,University of Santo Tomas Publishing House

5. Ilaw sa Mata, by Joaquin Sy, Marne L. Kilates, and Benito Tan, Kaisa Para sa Kaunlaran

NBDB’s Writing Grant, Worth P600 Thousand

The National Book Development Board (NBDB) has announced that it is now accepting applications for the National Book Development Trust Fund Grant for 2013.

Manuscript/s for books should be on any of the following: habitat rehabilitation and social Impacts; a novel or book-length literary work originally written in Cebuano; or

documentation/codification of any traditional knowledge.

Applicants must register with NBDB, and may only apply for one category/subject area. Deadline for submission of applications is August 30, 2012.

The first batch of grants, in the amount of two hundred thousand pesos (P200,000.00) each was awarded to the following: “Kasaysayan at Vulnerabilidad: Ang Kabihasnan at Lipunang Pilipino sa Harap ng Pananalanta ng Balang 1569-1949” by Ma. Florina Y. Orillos-Juan for the environment and biodiversity category; “Traditional Medicine in Colonial Philippines, 16th to the 19th Centuries” by Ma. Mercedes G. Planta for the health and wellness category; and “The Siege of Fort Pillar” by Antonio R. Enriquez for the novel Category.

The awarding ceremony was held during the Philippine Celebration of World Book and Copyright Day last April 22, 2012 at Planas Garden, Quezon Memorial Circle, Elliptical Road, Quezon City.

The NBDB is a government agency mandated to promote book readership and the development of the local book industry. The Filipino Authors’ Trust Fund was established IN March 2009 by Republic Act 9521, which authorizes the creation of a P100-million trust fund to be administered by the NBDB. The Fund is to be used to support and promote Filipino authorship and to complete local manuscripts or research works for publication, especially in Science and Technology, and in subject areas where locally-authored books are either few or non-existent.

Below is a copy of the submission guidelines for grants from the National Book Development Trust Fund:

The 2nd National Children’s Book Awards Best Reads 2012

The NBDB and the PBBY proudly present the winners of the NCBA 2012:

Ay Naku!

Ilaw ng Tahanan Publishing, Inc. – Publisher

Reni Roxas – Author

Sergio Bumatay III – Illustrator

The thing that strikes you when you pick up this book is the sparseness of the text and the movement in the illustrations, and you know that it was planned that way. This is a book that pulls it off.

Ay naku. Botbot is a walking disaster, and the single verbs and adjectives that accompany him only accentuate that. He wears his clothes inside out, falls down the stairs, bumps into objects, breaks the fishbowl. He hides under the sofa while his family cleans up after him. Ay naku. Lucky for Botbot, there’s a tolerance we reserve for our bunsos, our youngests, and we always love them anyway.

(Citation by Ma. Elena P. Locsin, one of the judges for the NCBA 2012.)

Ang Sampung Bukitkit

LG & M Corporation – Publisher

Eugene Y. Evasco - Author

Ibarra C. Crisostomo - Illustrator

And it doesn’t even matter that you don’t know what a bukitkit is. This book is a friend, a quiet friend that holds your hand and lets you be. There’s a hidden rhythm to the words that flow in the wind that takes the puffballs away. The drawings are executed in colored pencil, so they’re accessible, but they dance, and they shift your perspective in very subtle ways. The layout is loose, and you never get the feeling that you are confined to the pages that you hold in your hand.

This counting book doesn’t condescend. It is playful but never silly. We need more books like this.

(Citation by Ma. Elena P. Locsin, one of the judges for the NCBA 2012.)

Doll Eyes

CANVAS (The Center for Art, New Ventures & Sustainable Development) - Publisher

Eline Santos - Author

Augie Rivera - Translator

Joy Mallari - Illustrator

In the crowded streets of Quiapo, things happen, like thievery, or strange magic. When a street child goes missing, hardly anyone notices. But Ella is lucky to have a loyal friend in Tin, who senses that something is amiss. Tin follows where her heart leads, with nothing but a stranger and a plastic gun to aid her. And then, when most in need, a miracle happens.

Doll Eyes is a thrilling read, a thrilling ride, through the labyrinth that is Quiapo. The illustrations capture the mystique as well as the mess of the place, join together the marvelous with the everyday, and paint eerie portraits of a terrible dollmaker and her terrified and helpless dolls. This gripping horror story confirms our worst fears, withers our hopes, then restores us to the strength of friendship, reassuring us that help is just a prayer away.

(Citation by Celeste Aida Abad-Jugo, one of the judges for the NCBA 2012.)

Tall Story

Cacho Publishing House – Publisher

Candy Gourlay – Author

Yasmin S. Ong – Illustrator

The experience of reading Tall Story was as exhausting as climbing a small hill when you’re forty and out of shape. I’m still catching my breath.

Tall Story is the story of a boy with a gigantic identity crisis. Is his life cursed or is he the destined savior of his town in Montalban? He is torn between leaving his home and being one with his family in a foreign land. To get home, he will have to escape the wrath of a witch, a prophecy, and the desperate cry of his people. To survive these, Bernardo will have to ask, from which giant could he draw strength from? Could it be from? Bernardo Carpio or Michael Jordan?

Tall Story is the story of a girl who is on a field goal and is about to take the greatest three-point-shot of her life. Without warning, she loses possession. She then moves from being point guard to providing defense to a brother she has not seen in years. As Andi stands for the jump shot, she will need to ask herself, will she pass the ball to Bernardo or will she grab it to make the shot for herself?

Reading Bernardo and Andi’s story forces you to be keen and sensitive reader. You want the story to end well, but how can it? And so you keep on reading no matter what and you pay attention to everything that happens. The plot pushes and surprises at so many different points. And you invest emotionally on characters that you discover you have loved long before the story reaches midway.

(Citation by Victor Villanueva, one of the judges for the NCBA 2012.)