36th National Book Awards winners announced

The National Book Development Board of the Philippines and the Manila Critics Circle on Friday announced the winners of the 36th National Book Awards, honoring some of the best books published in 2016.

NBDB and MCC announced the full lists of the finalists in September. All literary entries were screened by eight category experts while five judged the non-literary division.

Five MCC members and five judges nominated by the NBDB were chosen to vote for the competition. Winners of each category, except Publisher of the Year, will receive P15,000 in cash prize.

Short Fiction in English:
"Mariposa Gang and Other Stories"
Catherine Torres
University of Santo Tomas Publishing House

Short Fiction in Filipino:
"Sangkatauhan, Sangkahayupan: Mga Kuwento"
Alvin B. Yapan
Ateneo de Manila University Press

Literary Division:

Novel in English:
"The Music Child and the Mahjong Queen"
Alfred A. Yuson
Anvil Publishing Inc.

Novel In Filipino:
"Toto O."
Charmaine Lasar
PageJump Media

Non-Fiction Prose in English:
"Marcos Martial Law Never Again"
Raissa Robles
Filipinos for a Better Philippines

Non-Fiction Prose in Filipino:
"Sulyap sa Aking Pinanggalingan"
Roque J. Ferriols, SJ
Ateneo de Manila University Press

Poetry in English:
"Snail Fever: Poems of Two Decades"
Francis C. Macansantos
The University of the Philippines Press

Poetry in Filipino:
"Banayad: Mga Tula"
Rowena P. Festin
The University of the Philippines Press

Poetry in Waray:
"Taburos Han Dagat"
Victor N. Sugbo
The University of the Philippines Press

Anthology (Bilingual):
"Remembering/Rethinking EDSA"
JPaul S. Manzanilla and Caroline S. Hau
Anvil Publishing Inc.

Anthology in Filipino:
"Batang Rizal at iba pang Dula"
Christine S. Bellen
Ateneo de Manila University Press

Anthology in Waray:
"Susmaton: Oral Narratives of Leyte"
Merlie M. Alunan
Ateneo de Manila University Press

Graphic Literature:
"Meläg"
Bong Redila
Adarna House Inc.

Literary Criticism/Literary History:
"Migrations and Mediations: The Emergence of Southeast Asian Diaspora Writers in Australia 1972-2007"
Jose Wendell P. Capili
The University of the Philippines Press

Essays:
"To the People Sitting in Darkness... and Other Footnotes of Our Pasts"
Jose Victor Torres
University of Santo Tomas Publishing House

Translation
"Shri-Bishaya"
Ramon Muzones and Maria Cecilia Locsin-Nava
New Day Publishers

Non-Literary Division:

Food:
"Philippine Food, Cooking, and Dining Dictionary"
Edgie Polistico
Anvil Publishing Inc.

History:
"Feeding Manila in Peace and War, 1850-1945"
Daniel F. Doeppers
Ateneo de Manila University Press

Science:
"A Field Guide to Flight: Identifying Birds on Three School Grounds"
Amado C. Bajarias, Jr.
Ateneo de Manila University Press

Social Sciences:
"Out of the Shadows: Violent Conflict and the Real Economy of Mindanao"
Francisco J. Lara Jr. and Steven Schoofs
Ateneo de Manila University Press

Journalism:
"Peryodismo sa Bingit: Mga Naratibong Ulat sa Panahon ng Digmaan at Krisis"
Kenneth Roland A. Guda
The University of the Philippines Press

Leisure:
"Pinoy Manners: A Modern Guide to Delicadeza for All Generations"
Joy Lumawig-Buensalido, Christine Jocelyn Buensalido

Professions:
"Gusto Kong Maging Voice Talent: Mga Sikreto sa Likod ng Dubbing, Voice-over at Voice Acting"
Pocholo Gonzales
PSICOM Publishing Inc.

Art:
"Eiga: Cinema in the Philippines During World War II"
Nick Deocampo
Anvil Publishing Inc.

Language Studies:
"Capampangan Roots"
Papa Osmubal (Oscar Balajadia)
Holy Angel University Press

Book Design:
"Colonial Manila, 1909-1912"
Karl Fredrick M. Castro
Ateneo de Manila University Press

Publisher of the Year:
Ateneo de Manila University Press

—Rie Takumi/KBK, GMA News