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The Philippine Board on Books for Young People (PBBY) is now accepting entries for the 2014 PBBY-Alcala Prize . The winner shall be given a cash prize of P25,000.00, a gold medal, and an opportunity to be published. Prizes will be awarded in an appropriate ceremony to be held during the celebration of National Children's Book Day on July 15, 2014. CONTEST RULES: 1. The contest is open to all Filipino citizens except those who are related to any PBBY member up to the third degree of consanguinity. 2. Entries must be based on any of the following, all honorable mention winners of the 2014 PBBY-Salanga Prize :         "Ang Misay sa Aming Bahay" by Susan Anne Alegro Quirante         "Gaano ba Kalayo Patungong Paaralan?" by Genaro Gojo Cruz         "Reyna Elena" by Michael de Guzman 3. Copies of these stories may be requested from the PBBY Secretariat or downloaded from ...

Helloooooo to all my fellow English teachers in Malaysia and Singapore. Please encourage your students to join the Scholastic Writers' Award 2014! If you are in Malaysia, check out this link . And if you are in Singapore, check out this link . :o)

This year is the 3rd National Children's Book Awards (NCBA) and the deadline for nominations is this Friday, January 31. Click here to read the NCBA rules and click here to download the NCBA nomination form. The online version of the rules asks for seven copies of each nominated book, but now ten copies of each nominated book must be submitted because more judges (kid judges!) have been added to the awards. I'm already looking forward to the awards ceremony on July 26. :o)

Modern Heroes for the Filipino Youth Series, Bookmark’s series for children’s books, will be formally launched on February 5, 2014, Wednesday, 6:00-9:00 p.m., at the Last Chukker, Manila Polo Club, McKinley Road, Forbes Park, Makati City. The series features nine new titles, namely: A Passion for Science (Dr. Lourdes Cruz and Dr. Baldomero Olivera, Jr.); A Time to Grow (Margarita Dela Cruz Santiago); A Voice of Hope in a Time of Darkness (Susan Fernandez-Magno); BROCKA: The Filmmaker without Fear (Lino Brocka); The First International Filipino Diva (Jovita Fuentes); The Pangat, the Mountains, and the River (Macliing Dulag); I Know Where My Heart Is (Bro. Richie Fernando SJ); My Father, the “Soldier” (Chief Justice Jose Abad Santos); and My Role Model (Vidal Lory Tan.) The Modern Heroes for the Filipino Youth Series aims to present role models for young people to emulate. Each story in the series contains a central theme that exemplifies a moral value or characteristic or an exempl...

The Philippine Board on Books for Young People (PBBY) awarded Honorable Mention for the 2014 PBBY-Salanga Prize to writers Michael de Guzman, for his story "Reyna Elena"; Genaro Gojo Cruz, for his story, "Gaano ba Kalayo Patungong Paaralan?"; and Susan Anne Alegro Quirante, for her story "Ang Misay sa Aming Bahay." This is not the first time de Guzman and Cruz have been awarded by the PBBY. De Guzman bagged Honorable Mention in 2003, while Cruz won Honorable Mention in 2004. This is Quirante’s first award from the PBBY. The three winners shall be awarded during the celebration of National Children’s Book Day in July 2014. For inquiries about the contest, email the PBBY Secretariat at pbby@adarna.com.ph.

Last Saturday, Bulilit Lit for YolandaPH Relief raised Php 62,620 for the children affected by Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan). Thank you so much to the following groups for making the event possible: Adarna House Alitaptap Storytellers Ang Ilustrador ng Kabataan (Ang INK) Anvil Publishing Flipside Publishing Halo Halo World Hiyas/OMF Literature Kuwentista ng Mga Tsikiting (KUTING) Lampara Books Philippine Board on Books for Young People (PBBY) Sipat Lawin Ensemble Tahanan Books Thank you most especially to all the people who visited the event and did their Christmas shopping there! Your money will go to a good cause. We hope you enjoy the books and art and other items you bought at Bulilit Lit for YolandaPH Relief. :o) 

In an effort to contribute to on-going relief and rehabilitation endeavors, the children’s literature community in the Philippines is coming together to raise more funds for the survivors of typhoon Yolanda. The Philippine Board on Books for Young People (PBBY) , Kuwentista ng mga Tsikiting (KUTING) , Ang Ilustrador ng Kabataan (Ang INK) , and Adarna House bring you Tinda-Tindahan, Kuwento-Kuwentuhan: Bulilit Lit for YolandaPH Relief , a day dedicated to children affected by the devastating storm. Join us on Nov. 30, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., at the Raya School Gym, 109 Sct. Fernandez corner Sct. Torillo, Brgy. Sacred Heart, Quezon City for the following activities: * Sale: Rummage through and purchase books, artwork, collectibles, and other previously-loved items. Or drop-off your previously-loved items to sell and donate. * Meet & Greet Sessions: Grab the opportunity to chat with your favorite authors and illustrators. Get your books signed and your photos ta...