The NBDB and the Manila Critics Circle (MCC) are pleased to announce the finalists for this year’s National Book Awards. The winners will be announced during the awarding ceremonies that will be held on November 14 at the Ayala Museum.

The NATIONAL BOOK DEVELOPMENT BOARD &
The MANILA CRITICS CIRCLE
28th NATIONAL BOOK AWARDS

FINALISTS

LITERARY DIVISION

Fiction
The Trail of the Chop-Chop Lady of Makati, Wilfredo Garrido (Giraffe Books);
Awit ni Kadunung, Abdon M. Balde, Jr. (University of Santo Tomas Publishing House);
Soledad’s Sister, Jose Y. Dalisay, Jr. (Anvil Publishing, Inc.); and
Stories From Another Time, Benjamin Bautista (Ateneo De Manila University Press).

Literary Criticism/Literary History
From Globalization to National Liberation: Essays of Three Decades, Epifanio San Juan, Jr. (University of the Philippines Press);
Our Scene So Fair: Filipino Poetry in English, 1905 to 1955, Gémino H. Abad (University of the Philippines Press);
Tagalog Bestsellers of the Twentieth Century: A History of the Book in the Philippines, Patricia May B. Jurilla (Ateneo De Manila University Press); and
The Promise of the Nation: Gender, History and Nationalism in Contemporary Ilokano Literature, Roderick G. Galam (Ateneo De Manila University Press).

General Nonfiction
Everyday Warriors: The Faces and Stories of Breast Cancer, eds. Cathy Paras-Lara and Jay Lara (University of Santo Tomas Publishing House);
Ah, Wilderness! A Journey Through Sacred Time, Simeon Dumdum, Jr. (Ateneo De Manila University Press);
A Taste of Home: Pinay Expats and Food Memories, eds. Edgar B. Maranan and Len S. Maranan-Goldstein (Anvil Publishing, Inc.);
Belonging: Stories of Relationships, ed. Erlinda Enriquez Panlilio (Anvil Publishing, Inc.); and
The Flip Reader: Being a Greatest Hits Anthology from Flip: the Official Guide to World Domination, ed. Jessica Zafra (Anvil Publishing, Inc.).

Graphic Literature

Trese: Unreported Murders, story by Budjette Tan and art by Kajo Baldisimo (Visual Print Enterprises).

Poetry
Kalahati at Umpisa Mga Tula, Rebecca T. Añonuevo (University of Santo Tomas Publishing House);
Chiaroscuro: Poems, Joel M. Toledo (University of Santo Tomas Publishing House);
The Gods We Worship Live Next Door, Bino A Realuyo (Anvil Publishing, Inc.); and
The Proxy Eros, Mookie Katigbak (Anvil Publishing, Inc.).

Autobiography/Biography
The Cinema of Manuel Conde, Nicanor G. Tiongson (University of Santo Tomas Publishing House);
Afro-Asia in Upheaval: A Memoir of Front-line Reporting, Amando Doronila (Anvil Publishing, Inc); and
3. A Country Not Even His Own, Steve E. Psinakis (Anvil Publishing, Inc.).

NON-LITERARY DIVISION

Science
Diabetes is BitterSweet: A Guide to Understanding Diabetes, ed. Dr. Estrellita V. Fernando-Lopez, et. al ( SweetStar Publication);
Solid Waste Management: Principles and Practices, Filemon A. Uriarte, Jr. (University of the Philippines Press); and
Selected Essays on Science and Technology for Securing a Better Philippines, Volume I, eds. Gisela P. Padilla-Concepcion, Eduardo A. Padlan, and Caesar A. Saloma (University of the Philippines Press).

Professions
Sine Gabay: A Film Study Guide, Nick Deocampo and the Center for New Cinema (Anvil Publishing, Inc.);
Running A Bureaucracy: A Guidebook for Local Government Unit Admistrators, Other Public Managers, and Elected Officials, Ma. Gladys Cruz-Sta. Rita (Center for Local & Regional Governance and UP); and
Becoming A Guru: An Introduction to Advanced Research, Ramon K. Katigbak (Anvil Publishing, Inc.).

Social Sciences
American Empire and The Politics of Meaning: Elite Political Cultures in the Philippines and Puerto Rico during U.S. Colonialism, Julian Go (Ateneo De Manila University Press);
Competing Views and Strategies on Agrarian Reform, Volume I: International Perspective and Volume II: Philippine Perspective, Saturnino M. Borras, Jr. (Ateneo De Manila University Press);
A Lemery Archaeological Sequence , Cecilia Y. Locsin, Maria Isabel G. Ongpin and Socorro Paz P. Paterno (Ateneo De Manila University Press);
People of the Middle Ground: A Century of Conflict and Accommodation in Central Mindanao 1880s-1980s, Ronald K. Edgerton (Ateneo De Manila University Press); and
Halo-Halo, Hardware and Others: The Story of the Japanese Commercial Community of Manila 1900-1945, Augusto V. De Viana (University of Santo Tomas Publishing House).

Arts
The Shared Voice: Chanted and Spoken Narratives from the Philippines, Grace Nono (Anvil Publishing, Inc. and Fundacion Santiago)

Leisure
Café by the Ruins: Memories and Recipes, Lia Llamado, Adelaida Lim and Feliz Perez (Anvil Publishing, Inc.); and
Kulinarya: A Guidebook to Philippine Cuisine, ed. Michaela Fenix (Anvil Publishing, Inc.).

Design
1. Kulinarya: A Guidebook to Philippine Cuisine, Guillermo Ramos, designer Anvil Publishing, Inc.);
2. Elsewhere Held and Lingered, Adam David and Oliver Ortega, designers ( High Chair);
3. Herencia: A Legacy of Art and Progress: Appreciating Art Through the BPI Art Collection, Dopy Doplon, designer (BPI Foundation, Inc.);
4. Everyday Warriors: The Faces and Stories of Breast Cancer, Rachel and Sheree Ti, designers (University of Santo Tomas Publishing House); and
5. The Philippines Through European Lenses: Late 19th Century Photographs from the Meekamp Van Embden Collection, Karl Frederick M. Castro, designer (Ateneo De Manila University Press).

28th NATIONAL BOOK AWARDS
BOARD OF JUDGES

MANILA CRITICS CIRCLE

Dr.
Virgilio Almario

National
Artist for Literature

Dr.
Cirilo Bautista

Professor, De La Salle University

Dr.
Isagani Cruz

Professor, De La Salle University

Prof.
Ruel De Vera

Professor, Ateneo de Manila University

Dr.
Ophelia Dimalanta

Chair,
Manila Critics Circle

Mr.
Danton Remoto

Associate Professor, Ateneo de Manila University

NBDB-APPOINTED JUDGES

CATEGORIES

NBDB-APPOINTED BOARD OF JUDGES

LITERARY DIVISION

Autobiography/Biography

Mr.
Joselito Zulueta, National Secretary, Poets,
Essayists and Novelists (PEN)

Fiction  (Novel & Short Fiction)

Mr.
Charlson Ong, Professor, UP Institute
of Creative Writing

Literary
Criticism / Literary History

Dr.
Dinah Roma-Sianturi, Director, The Bienvenido N. Santos Creative Writing Center (BNSCWC)

General
Nonfiction

Dr.
J. Neil C. Garcia, Professor, UP Institute of Creative Writing

Graphic
Literature

Mr.
Carlo Vergara, Graphic Designer &
Writer, Summit Media

Poetry

Dr.
Gémino Abad, President,  Philippine Literary Arts Council (PLAC)

Permanent
Judge

Dr.
Priscelina P. Legasto, Professor, UP
Dept. of English & Comparative Literature

NON-LITERARY DIVISION

Arts

Ms.
Eileen Legaspi-Ramirez, Curatorial
Consultant, Lopez Museum

Professions

Dr.
Alex B. Brillantes, Dean, UP National College of Public Administration and Governance (NCPAG)

Science

Dr.
Merle Tan, Director, UP National Institute for Science and

Mathematics
Education Development (NISMED)

Social
Sciences

Dr.
Grace Gorospe-Jamon, Executive
Director, Philippine Social Science Council, Inc. (PSSC)

Leisure

Ms.
Emily A. Abrera, Chair, Cultural Center of the Philippines

Board of
Trustees (CCP) 

Design

Mr.
John Marin Flores, Graphic Designer
& Creative Director,

DOUBLESLASH/Media, Inc.

Permanent
Judge

Dr.
Zosimo E. Lee, Dean, UP College of
Social Science & Philosophy

28th NATIONAL BOOK AWARDS
PRESCREENING ORGANIZATIONS

CATEGORIES

ORGANIZATIONS

LITERARY
DIVISION

Autobiography/Biography

Poets, Essayists and Novelists (PEN)

Fiction (Novel nbsp;
& Short Fiction)

The Bienvenido N. Santos Creative Writing Center (BNSCWC)

Literary Criticism/Literary History

The Bienvenido N. Santos Creative Writing Center (BNSCWC)

General Non-fiction

LIKHAAN: Institute of Creative Writing

Graphic Literature

LIKHAAN: Institute of Creative Writing

Poetry

Philippine Literary Arts Council (PLAC)

NON-LITERARY
DIVISION

Art

Cultural Center of the Philippines
(CCP)

Professions

Ateneo School of Medicine and Public Health
(ASMPH), Semiconductor and Electronics Industries in the Philippines, Inc.
(SEIPI), Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA), Film Academy of
the Philippines (FAP),  Ateneo School
of Government  (ASG), and UP College of
Education, Reading Department

Science

UP
National Institute for Science and

Mathematics Education Development (NISMED)

Social Sciences

Philippine Social Science Council, Inc. (PSSC)

Leisure

Center for Culinary Arts (CCA ), Manila and UST College of Tourism and
Hospitality Management