On its 37th year, the National Book Development Board (NBDB) and the Manila Critics Circle (MCC) are pleased to announce the opening of the National Book Awards (NBA). We are inviting all NBDB-registered publishers and self-published authors to submit their nominations for the best books published by Filipinos in 2017. Deadline for submissions is 6 continue reading : Call for Nominations: The 37th National Book Awards
36th National Book Awards Winners
The National Book Development Board and the Manila Critics Circle are pleased to announce the winners of the 36th National Book Awards. The following is the list of the best books published in 2016:
Pinoy Book Stop Tour 2017: Libraries, Bookstores, and Book Museums
Pinoy Book Stop Tour 2017: Libraries, Bookstores, and Book Museums On April 7 to 8, 2017, the National Book Development Board (NBDB) will once again hold the Pinoy Book Stop Tour featuring independent and campus-based bookstores within and south of Metro Manila. In addition to these stops, community and university libraries and book museums will continue reading : Pinoy Book Stop Tour 2017: Libraries, Bookstores, and Book Museums
Demystifying Cory Aquino for the millennials
By Neni Sta. Romana Cruz January 23, 2016 Philippine Daily InquirerTHERE’S AN often-aired lament that we as a people have a short memory, so short that national figures and events and all that we swore off that were associated with the unlamented past, like the dark era of the dictatorship, are so easily accepted back continue reading : Demystifying Cory Aquino for the millennials
Listen to their own words
By Neni Sta. Romana Cruz 9 January 2016 Philippine Daily InquirerIn my years of introducing the craft of writing to young writers, I am always excited, the way I am when my own books are poised to roll off the press: when the final step of the writing process happens for them—seeing their bylines in continue reading : Listen to their own words
Luistro’s latest challenge to publishers
By Neni Sta. Romana Cruz 26 December 2015 Philippine Daily InquirerAt a meeting with publishers at the Department of Education last month, Education Secretary Br. Armin Luistro FSC spoke in strong, uncompromising terms regarding improving the quality of learning materials for public schools and reforming practices in the procurement of such books. It was not continue reading : Luistro’s latest challenge to publishers
Career Opportunities (Deadline: 31 January 2016)
The National Book Development Board (NBDB) of DepEd builds a culture of reading and authorship as well as an environment for the growth of the book publishing industry towards making it globally competitive. Invitation is now open for honest and competent applicants for these job vacancies:Permanent PositionSalary GradeNo. of ItemsDirector I251Project Development Officer V243Chief Administrative continue reading : Career Opportunities (Deadline: 31 January 2016)
‘Laláng’ in Davao
By Neni Sta. Romana Cruz 5 December 2015 Philippine Daily InquirerIt was nothing short of a miracle that the 6th Philippine International Literary Festival of the National Book Development Board (NBDB) took place in Davao City so successfully despite it being nose to nose with the departures of Apec leaders from Manila. But actually, there continue reading : ‘Laláng’ in Davao
Heady over books in November
By Neni Sta. Romana Cruz Saturday, 21 November 2015 Philippine Daily InquirerThe Philippine Book Development Month of November was off to a promising start with the “Booklatan sa Bayan” of the National Book Development Board (NBDB) at the Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP) in Sta. Mesa. I had never been on that campus and continue reading : Heady over books in November
The 2016 Samsung KidsTime Authors’ Award
Singapore, 21 October 2015 – In partnership with Samsung Electronics (Samsung), the National Book Development Council of Singapore (The Book Council) is excited to announce the second iteration of the Samsung KidsTimeTM Authors’ Award (SKTAA)! Supported by Samsung and organised by the Book Council, this award will seek to give both published and unpublished authors continue reading : The 2016 Samsung KidsTime Authors’ Award