The contest is open to Filipino citizens, eighteen (18) years old and above.
Only one author of the submitted work is permitted, which may be of novel length or an anthology of several shorter works that form a collection.
Each entry should have a minimum of one hundred (100) pages letter-sized bond paper, double-spaced, using 12-pt font Arial, Times New Roman, Times, or Book Antiqua.
The NBDB will accept only original and unpublished works in the following categories:
Tagalog/Filipino Romance;
Horror/Crime or Suspense;
Chick Lit in English;
A collection of short stories or a novel in English, Filipino or any of the regional languages provided a translation in English or Filipino is provided.
An entry should be submitted in both print (in letter-sized bond paper) and digital format in MS Word (sent by email as an attachment or sent with the manuscript in a CD by post). The manuscript itself should not contain the author’s name or any identifying marks.
The entry should be accompanied by an application form, a copy of which can be downloaded from both the National Book Development Board’s (NBDB) and the Filipinas Heritage Library’s (FHL) websites.
Deadline of submission of entries is on October 5, 2009, 5:00 p.m. Entries should be sent to the address below, while a digital copy may also be emailed to
pinoystorywritingcontest@nbdb.gov.phThis e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it , posted by the set deadline date and time.
The entry (composed of the application form, printed manuscript, and digital copy of the manuscript) should be placed in a long brown envelope marked as follows:
FOR THE PINOY STORY WRITING CONTEST
Submitted by: (name of author, address)
National Book Development Board
2nd Floor National Printing Office Building
EDSA corner NIA Northside Road,
Quezon City 1100
There will be only one winner per category, who will each receive a cash prize of Fifteen Thousand Pesos (15,000.00). Judges will come from established publishing companies known for publishing the particular categories stated above. The judges have the option to declare no winner, while also having the option to offer the winner or other authors, whose works they deem meritorious, a publishing contract. It must be understood that publishers have the prerogative to make suggestions or edit manuscripts that will be considered for publication.
Winners will be announced during the 13th Philippine Book Development Month’s Book Festival to be held in November.
Employees of the National Book Development Board, the Filipinas Heritage Library and the partner publishers, including relatives of employees of said organizations up to the second degree of consanguinity and affinity are disqualified from joining this contest.
For further inquiries, please contact 926-8238 (Dianne of NBDB) or 892-1801 local 21 (Anne of FHL).
