By Gabriela Baron
The winners of the 40th National Book Awards were announced by the National Book Development Board (NBDB) on Friday, April 28.
Given every year by the NBDB and the Manila Critics Circle, the National Book Awards were given to the best books written, designed, and published in the Philippines.
Here’s the full list of the winners:
Best Novel in English: Snakes in the Grass by Patrick Everard (University of the Philippine Press)
Best Novel in Filipino: Aswanglaut by Allan Derain (Ateneo de Manila University Press)
National Artist Cirilo F. Bautista Prize for Best Book of Short Fiction in English: Selected Short Stories by Cecilia Manguerra Brainard (University of Santo Tomas Publishing House)
Gerardo P. Cabochan Prize for Best Book of Short Fiction in Filipino: Ang Itim na Orkidyas ng Isla Boracay: Mga Kuwento by Genevieve L. Asenjo (UP Press)
Pablo A. Tan Prize for Best Book of Nonfiction Prose in English: Departures: Essays by Priscilla S. Macasantos (UP Press)
Best Book of Nonfiction Prose in Filipino: Sa Yakap ng Gubat at Dagat ng Palawan: Mga Ekosanaysay by John Iremil Teodoro (Pawikan Press)
Best Anthology: Harvest Moon: Poems and Stories from the Edge of the Climate Crisis by Padmapani L. Perez, Rehana Rossouw, Alexandra Walter, and Rena Redentor Constantino (Milflores Publishing and Institute for Climate and Sustainable Cities)
Best Book of Literary Criticism/Cultural Studies in English: Campaigns of Knowledge: US Pedagogies of Colonialism and Occupation in the Philippines and Japan by Malini Johar Schueller (AdMU Press)
Best Book of Literary Criticism/Cultural Studies in Filipino: Musika ng Pananakop: Panahon ng Hapon sa Filipinas, 1942-1945 by Raul Casantusan Navarro (UP Press)
Best Book on Media Studies: Hindi Nangyari Dahil Wala sa Social Media: Interogasyon ng Kulturang New Media sa Pilipinas by Rolando B. Tolentino, Vladimeir B. Gonzales, and Laurence Marvin S. Castillo (AdMU Press)
Philippine Literary Arts Council Prize for Best Book of Poetry in English: Tangere by Rodrigo V. Dela Pena Jr. (UP Press)
Philippine Literary Arts Council Prize for Best Book of Poetry in English: College Boy: Poems by Mookie Katigbak-Lacuesta (AdMU Press)
Victorio C. Valledor Prize for Best Book of Poetry in Filipino: Pasakalye by Lean Borlongan (Self-published)
Victorio C. Valledor Prize for Best Book of Poetry in Filipino: Tuwing Nag-iisa sa Mapa ng Buntong-hininga by Paolo Miguel G. Tiausas (UP Press)
Best Graphic Novel in English: Alandal written by Philip Ignacio and illustrated by Alex Nino (Komiket)
Best Graphic Novel in Filipino: Ang Mga Alitaptap ng Pulang Buhangin by RH Quilantang (Komiket)
Best Translated Book: Mga Himutok sa Palikuran at iba pang kuwento by Eka Kurniawan, translated by Amado Anthony G. Mendoza III (Savage Minds: Arts, Books, Cinema)
Best Novel in Ilocano: Dagiti Pundador (The Founders) by Prescillano N. Bermudez (Saniata Publications)
Best Anthology in Ilocano: Panaglantip (Union) by Dionisio Soliven Bulong and Eden Cachola-Bulong (Saniata Publications)
Best Book of Poetry in Ilocano: Anglem (Incense) by Daniel L. Nesperos (Saniata Publications)
Best Book of Poetry in Ilocano: Baribari (Pardon Me) by Roy Vadil Aragon (Saniata Publications)
Alonso T. Ongpin Prize for Best Book on Art: Alfonso T. Ongpin Prize for Best Book on Art: Endangered Splendor: Manila’s Architectural Heritage, 1571-1960 by Fernando Zialcita and Erik Akpedonu (AdMU Press)
Elfren S. Cruz Prize for Best Book in the Social Sciences: The Water Defenders: How Ordinary People Saved a Country from Corporate Greed by Robin Broad and John Cavanagh (AdMU Press)
John C. Kaw Prize for Best Book on History: Pugot: Head Taking, Ritual Cannibalism, and Human Sacrifice in the Philippines by Narciso C. Tan (Vibal Foundation)
Best Book on Humor, Sports, Lifestyle, and Business: The Business of Banking: Structure and Profitability; Risks and Controls by Deogracias N. Vistan (Anvil Publishing)
Best Book on Food: Appetite for Freedom: The Recipes of Maria Y. Orosa, with Essays on Her Life and Work by Helena Orosa del Rosario (Ige Ramos Design Studios)
Best Book in Spirituality and Theology: Handumanan (Remembrance): Digging for the Indigenous Wellspring by Karl M. Gaspar (Claretian Communications Foundation)
Best Book in Philosophy: Repentance and Rebirth at the End of Life as We Know It by Agustin Martin G. Rodriguez (AdMU Press)
Best Book Design: Endangered Splendor: Manila’s Architectural Heritage, 1571-1960 design by Ali Figueroa and Erik Akpendonu (AdMU Press)
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